Where does “Sudáfrica” come from?

Sudáfrica (Spanish) comes from Spanish sud, 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.

Ancestry of “Sudáfrica”, step by step

Sudáfrica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish sud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsudsouth
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Spanish África

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishÁfricashortened from María (de) África, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Africa
2Old PortugueseAfrica—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →