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...
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →