Where does “faighin” come from?

faighin (Irish) comes from Old Irish faigen, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

faighin (Irish): sheath; vagina

Definitions

  1. sheath; vagina

Ancestry of “faighin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfaigensheath, scabbard
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 →