Where does “mangùsta” come from?

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

mangùsta (Kashubian): mongoose

Definitions

  1. mongoose

Ancestry of “mangùsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmangustamongoose
2Frenchmangoustemongoose; mangosteen
3Portuguesemangustomongoose
4Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
5Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭—
6TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
7Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- →Every word from Telugu ముంగిస →Every word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 →