Where does “mustajalkamangusti” come from?

mustajalkamangusti (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.

mustajalkamangusti (Finnish): black-footed mongoose, Bdeogale nigripes

Definitions

  1. black-footed mongoose, Bdeogale nigripes

Ancestry of “mustajalkamangusti”, step by step

mustajalkamangusti traces back through 3 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 jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc-