Where does “pikkumangusti” come from?

pikkumangusti (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.

pikkumangusti (Finnish): dwarf mongoose, Helogale parvula

Definitions

dwarf mongoose, Helogale parvula

Ancestry of “pikkumangusti”, step by step

pikkumangusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mangusti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	mangusti	mongoose
2	Swedish	mangust	—
3	French	mangouste	mongoose; mangosteen
4	Portuguese	mangusto	mongoose
5	Marathi	मुंगूस	mongoose
6	Old Marathi	𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭	—
7	Telugu	ముంగిస	The ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
8	Proto-Dravidian	*mūnkūc-	mongoose

via Finnish pikku

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	pikku	little, small; little old
2	Finnish	pieni	little, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3	Proto-Finnic	peeni	little, small; fine

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