Where does “Southern Sudanese” come from?

Southern Sudanese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

Southern Sudanese (English): Of, from, or relating to, Southern Sudan

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or relating to, Southern Sudan

Ancestry of “Southern Sudanese”, step by step

Southern Sudanese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

via English Southern Sudan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSouthern SudanSouth Sudan
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)pesoEvery word from Latin ipseEvery word from Mexican Spanish ese