Where does “valkohäntämangusti” come from?

valkohäntämangusti (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.

valkohäntämangusti (Finnish): white-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albocauda

Definitions

  1. white-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albocauda

Ancestry of “valkohäntämangusti”, step by step

valkohäntämangusti 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 häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc-