Where does “esmaspäev” come from?

esmaspäev (Estonian) comes from Estonian esma-, from Estonian esmas-, from Estonian esimene, from Estonian ees, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede — fore; before.

esmaspäev (Estonian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “esmaspäev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianesma-first
2Estonianesmas-first
3Estonianesimenefirst
4Estonianeesbefore, in front of
5Proto-Finno-Ugricedefore; before
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ede →Every word from Estonian ees →Every word from Estonian esma- →