道の先に makes no sense for me


this is my first question and I want to thank in advance all the people
willing to help. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

**Context** : I am translating a song, and 道の先に (at the road's end), when I
try to translate word by word, saki ni(先に) means "Ahead of". Saki by itself
(先) is translated as "First".

**My Question** : What is the reason that a word meaning "First" becomes "End"
when used as a an adverb after a no(の) particle.

Is this one of those cases when "It just is" or is there a reason which is
important to understand?

Thank you very much, and I apologize if my question was silly.




先 (saki) can also mean "destination" (行き先), "tip" 矢先, "front", 先に "before" or
"ahead".

Think of it as "ahead" or things that are in front of you, then the "end" of
an arrow can also be seen as the tip. As in English where you can say "the
wrong end" of a thing, which could also mean its tip or its butt depending on
which angle you're looking at it. So if it refers to something you do first,
you do it ahead of other things. If it refers to the "end" of something it
also refers to something that lies ahead.




先 (saki) can also mean "destination" (行き先), "tip" 矢先, "front", 先に "before" or
"ahead".

Think of it as "ahead" or things that are in front of you, then the "end" of
an arrow can also be seen as the tip. As in English where you can say "the
wrong end" of a thing, which could also mean its tip or its butt depending on
which angle you're looking at it. So if it refers to something you do first,
you do it ahead of other things. If it refers to the "end" of something it
also refers to something that lies ahead.

