Where does “soudan” come from?

soudan (Middle English) comes from Old French soudan, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

soudan (Middle English): A sultan especially one of the rulers of major Muslim states in the Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. A sultan especially one of the rulers of major Muslim states in the Middle Ages

Ancestry of “soudan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoudan—
2Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
3Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “soudan”

Every word from Aramaic שולטנא →Every word from Arabic سُلْطَان →Every word from Old French soudan →