Where does “karhomangusti” come from?

karhomangusti (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.

karhomangusti (Finnish): Gambian mongoose, Mungos gambianus

Definitions

  1. Gambian mongoose, Mungos gambianus

Ancestry of “karhomangusti”, step by step

karhomangusti 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 kärhö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärhöclematis; the genus "Clematis"
2Finnishkarhiharrow
3Finnishkarhearough, coarse; hoarse; Partitive singular form...
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
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