Where does “Sudanese” come from?
Sudanese derives from English Sudan, from Arabic سُودَان meaning "land of the blacks," from Arabic أَسْوَد meaning "black," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."
Sudanese (English): Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan,...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan,...
Ancestry of “Sudanese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ese | Used to form adjectives and nouns describing... |
| 2 | Middle English | -eys | Alternative form of -esse |
| 3 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | -iscus | — |
Words derived from “Sudanese”