Where does “mangusti” come from?
mangusti (Finnish) comes from Swedish mangust, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc-.
mangusti (Finnish): mongoose
Ancestry of “mangusti”, step by step
Words derived from “mangusti”