Where does “mangus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mangus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
2Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭—
3TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
4Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose

Words derived from “mangus”

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