Where does “Sudan” come from?

Sudan (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Sudán, from Arabic سُودَان, from Arabic السُّودَان.

Ancestry of “Sudan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSudánSudan
2Arabicسُودَانblack people
3Arabicالسُّودَان—
Every word from Arabic السُّودَان →Every word from Arabic سُودَان →Every word from Spanish Sudán →