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- — mongoose.

몽구스 (Korean): mongoose

Definitions

  1. mongoose

Ancestry of “몽구스”, 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 →