Where does “mangouste” come from?

mangouste (French) comes from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.

mangouste (French): mongoose; mangosteen

Definitions

  1. mongoose; mangosteen

Ancestry of “mangouste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemangustomongoose
2Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
3Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭—
4TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
5Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose

Words derived from “mangouste”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- →Every word from Telugu ముంగిస →Every word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 →