Where does “juovamangusti” come from?

juovamangusti (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.

juovamangusti (Finnish): broad-striped mongoose, Galidictis fasciata

Definitions

  1. broad-striped mongoose, Galidictis fasciata

Ancestry of “juovamangusti”, step by step

juovamangusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mangusti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmangustimongoose
2Swedishmangust—
3Frenchmangoustemongoose; mangosteen
4Portuguesemangustomongoose
5Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
6Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭—
7TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
8Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- →