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- — mongoose.

mangusti (Finnish): mongoose

Definitions

  1. mongoose

Ancestry of “mangusti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mangusti

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