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Where does “penis” come from?

penis (Danish) comes from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s- — to blow.

penis (Danish): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “penis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow
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