Where does “몽구스” come from?
몽구스 (Korean) comes from English mongoose, from Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc-.
몽구스 (Korean): mongoose
Ancestry of “몽구스”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mongoose | Any of several species of generalist predatory... |
| 2 | Portuguese | mangus | — |
| 3 | Marathi | मुंगूस | — |
| 4 | Old Marathi | 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 | — |
| 5 | Telugu | ముంగిస | The ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon |
| 6 | Proto-Dravidian | *mūnkūc- | — |