Where does “Oos-Timorees” come from?

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

Oos-Timorees (Afrikaans): East Timorese of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people

Definitions

  1. East Timorese of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people

Ancestry of “Oos-Timorees”, 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 →