Where does “mangust” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mangust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmangoustemongoose; mangosteen
2Portuguesemangustomongoose
3Marathiमुंगूसmongoose
4Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭
5TeluguముంగిసThe ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
6Proto-Dravidian*mūnkūc-mongoose

Words derived from “mangust

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