Where does “mangostaner” come from?

mangostaner (Catalan) comes from Spanish mangosta, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.

mangostaner (Catalan): mangosteen tree

Definitions

  1. mangosteen tree

Ancestry of “mangostaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmangostamongoose
2Frenchmangoustemongoose; mangosteen
3Portuguesemangustomongoose
4Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
5Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭
6TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
7Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc-Every word from Telugu ముంగిసEvery word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭
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