Where does “Beninees” come from?

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

Beninees (Afrikaans): Beninese of, from, or pertaining to Benin or the Beninese people

Definitions

  1. Beninese of, from, or pertaining to Benin or the Beninese people

Ancestry of “Beninees”, 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 →