Where does “esmalt” come from?
esmalt (Estonian) comes from Estonian esma-, from Estonian esmas-, from Estonian esimene, from Estonian ees, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede — fore; before.
esmalt (Estonian): at first, firstly
Ancestry of “esmalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | esma- | first |
| 2 | Estonian | esmas- | first |
| 3 | Estonian | esimene | first |
| 4 | Estonian | ees | before, in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ede | fore; before |