No. 249 in Estonian

venemaalt

"Venemaalt" means "from Russia" in English.

In a sentence

Ma sain sõnumi venemaalt.
I received a message from Russia.
Here, 'venemaalt' is used as an adverbial noun indicating the origin of the message.
Minu sõber on venemaalt.
My friend is from Russia.
In this sentence, 'venemaalt' is describing the origin of my friend.
Kas sa oled pärit venemaalt?
Are you from Russia?
'Venemaalt' in this context queries the origin of the person being addressed.

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