Where does “Sudan” come from?
Sudan derives from Arabic سُودَان, the plural of Arabic أَسْوَد meaning "black," referring to the region's dark-skinned inhabitants or dark soil.
Sudan (English): A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
Definitions
- A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
Ancestry of “Sudan”, step by step
Sudan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سُودَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُودَان | black people |
| 2 | Arabic | السُّودَان | — |
via Korean 수단(水團)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 수단(水團) | — |