Where does “Nigerees” come from?

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

Nigerees (Afrikaans): Nigerien person from Niger or of Nigerien descent

Definitions

  1. Nigerien person from Niger or of Nigerien descent

Ancestry of “Nigerees”, 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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