PäritoluFrom Proto-Finnic *etä, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *ečkä, *ečä. Cognate to Finnish etä-, Ingrian etää, edähitee (“far”), Livonian edeh (“forwards, against”), Veps edahaks (“far”), and possibly Moksha [script needed] (ičkəźä, “far”). See also esi.
- not-comparableforward, ahead
“Liigutame kapi veits edasi.” — Let's move the cupboard a bit forward.
- not-comparablestill, more, continuing
“Kõnnime edasi, kohe oleme kohal.” — Let's walk a bit more, we're almost there.
“Loe edasi, ma ei sega sind.” — Read on, I won't bother you.