Where does “мангуст” come from?

мангуст (Russian) comes from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस, from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭, from Telugu ముంగిస, from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- — mongoose.

мангуст (Russian): mongoose; genitive/accusative plural of мангу́ста

Definitions

  1. mongoose; genitive/accusative plural of мангу́ста

Ancestry of “мангуст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmangoustemongoose; mangosteen
2Portuguesemangustomongoose
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 →