Where does “nelisormimangusti” come from?

nelisormimangusti (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.

nelisormimangusti (Finnish): meerkat

Definitions

  1. meerkat

Ancestry of “nelisormimangusti”, step by step

nelisormimangusti 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 sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- →Every word from Telugu ముంగిస →Every word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 →