Where does “sudano” come from?
sudano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sudo, from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sudano (Esperanto): southerner
Definitions
- southerner
Ancestry of “sudano”, step by step
sudano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sudo | south |
| 2 | English | South | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Arabic سُودَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُودَان | black people |
| 2 | Arabic | السُّودَان | — |