Where does “kääpiömangusti” come from?
kääpiömangusti (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.
Ancestry of “kääpiömangusti”, step by step
kääpiömangusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.