Where does “sudo” come from?
sudo (Esperanto) comes 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.
sudo (Esperanto): south
Ancestry of “sudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | South | — |
| 2 | French | sud | south |
| 3 | Middle French | sud | — |
| 4 | Old French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “sudo”