Where does “Sudanization” come from?

Sudanization (English) comes from English Sudan, from Arabic سُودَان, from Arabic السُّودَان.

Sudanization (English): The process of Sudanizing

Definitions

  1. The process of Sudanizing

Ancestry of “Sudanization”, step by step

Sudanization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sudan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSudanA climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
2Arabicسُودَانblack people
3Arabicالسُّودَان—

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization—
Every word from Arabic السُّودَان →Every word from Arabic سُودَان →Every word from English Sudan →