Where does “Senegalees” come from?

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

Senegalees (Afrikaans): Senegalese of, from, or pertaining to Senegal or the Senegalese people

Definitions

  1. Senegalese of, from, or pertaining to Senegal or the Senegalese people

Ancestry of “Senegalees”, 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 →