Where does “mangusta” come from?

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

mangusta (Italian): mongoose

Definitions

mongoose

Ancestry of “mangusta”, step by step

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

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