Where does “Angolees” come from?

Angolees (Afrikaans) comes from Estonian ees-, from Estonian ees, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede — fore; before.

Angolees (Afrikaans): Angolan of, from, or pertaining to Angola or the Angolan people

Definitions

  1. Angolan of, from, or pertaining to Angola or the Angolan people

Ancestry of “Angolees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianees-in front, fore-
2Estonianeesbefore, in front of
3Proto-Finno-Ugricedefore; before
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede →Every word from Estonian ees- →Every word from Estonian ees →
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