Where does “manakuke” come from?

manakuke (Hawaiian) comes from English mongoose, from Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.

manakuke (Hawaiian): mongoose (Herpestidae)

Definitions

  1. mongoose (Herpestidae)

Ancestry of “manakuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongooseAny of several species of generalist predatory...
2Portuguesemangus—
3Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
4Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭—
5TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
6Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- →Every word from Telugu ముంగిస →Every word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 →