Where does “Maltees” come from?

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

Maltees (Afrikaans): Maltese of, from, or pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people or the Maltese language

Definitions

  1. Maltese of, from, or pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people or the Maltese language

Ancestry of “Maltees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianees-in front, fore-
2Estonianeesbefore, in front of
3Proto-Finno-Ugricedefore; before

Words derived from “Maltees”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede →Every word from Estonian ees- →Every word from Estonian ees →