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Where does “sowdan” come from?

sowdan (Middle English) comes from French soudan, from Arabic سُودَان, from Arabic السُّودَان.

sowdan (Middle English): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “sowdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoudan—
2Arabicسُودَانblack people
3Arabicالسُّودَان—
Every word from Arabic السُّودَان →