Where does “Kanadees” come from?

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

Kanadees (Afrikaans): Canadian of, from, or pertaining to Canada or the Canadian people

Definitions

  1. Canadian of, from, or pertaining to Canada or the Canadian people

Ancestry of “Kanadees”, 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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