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-.

Ancestry of “mangust”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	mangouste	mongoose; mangosteen
2	Portuguese	mangusto	mongoose
3	Marathi	मुंगूस	—
4	Old Marathi	𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭	—
5	Telugu	ముంగిస	The ichneumon or mongoose, Viverra ichneumon
6	Proto-Dravidian	*mūnkūc-	—

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