Where does “سودا” come from?
سودا (Persian) comes from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.
سودا (Persian): trade
Definitions
- trade
Ancestry of “سودا”, step by step
سودا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سَوْدَاء
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَوْدَاء | black bile, melancholy; black |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suja | pitfall or trail spikes made of sharpened bamboo |