Where does “Bhoetanees” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Bhoetanees”, step by step

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