Where does “hymen” come from?

hymen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

hymen (Finnish): hymen

Definitions

  1. hymen

Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →