Where does “Kongolees” come from?

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

Kongolees (Afrikaans): Congolese of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state

Definitions

  1. Congolese of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state

Ancestry of “Kongolees”, 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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