hartebeest
‘large, swift African antelope’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. hartbeest, hartebees < Du. hertebeest ‘antelope’ < hert ‘hart’ < M.E. hert < O.E. heorot ‘hart, stag, male of the red deer’ < Proto-G. herutaz < keru- + beest ‘beast, ox’ < haat < ker- < Tamil kaṭu