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