Where does “kapinharmaamangusti” come from?
kapinharmaamangusti (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 “kapinharmaamangusti”, step by step
kapinharmaamangusti 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 harmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |