Where does “egyptinmangusti” come from?
egyptinmangusti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mangusti, from Swedish mangust, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.
egyptinmangusti (Finnish): Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon"
Definitions
- Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon"
Ancestry of “egyptinmangusti”, step by step
egyptinmangusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mangusti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mangusti | mongoose |
| 2 | Swedish | mangust | — |
| 3 | French | mangouste | mongoose; mangosteen |
| 4 | Portuguese | mangusto | mongoose |
| 5 | Marathi | मुंगूस | mongoose |
| 6 | Old Marathi | 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 | — |
| 7 | Telugu | ముంగిస | The ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon |
| 8 | Proto-Dravidian | *mūnkūc- | mongoose |
via Finnish Egypti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Egypti | Egyptian language |
| 2 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 6 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 8 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |