Where does “𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭” come from?

𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (Old Marathi) comes from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.

Ancestry of “𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	ముంగిస	The ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
2	Proto-Dravidian	*mūnkūc-	mongoose