Where does “Maltesies” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Maltesies”, step by step

Maltesies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans Maltees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansMalteesMaltese of, from, or pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people or the Maltese language
2Estonianees-in front, fore-
3Estonianeesbefore, in front of
4Proto-Finno-Ugricedefore; before

via Afrikaans ies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansies
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede