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Where does “gina” come from?

gina (English) comes from English vagina, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

gina (English): The vagina; The female equivalent of a gino

Definitions

  1. The vagina; The female equivalent of a gino

Ancestry of “gina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaginaThe passage leading from the opening of the vulva...
2Latinvāgīna—
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →