Where does “peni” come from?
peni (Latin) comes from Latin penis, from Proto-Italic pesnis, from Proto-Indo-European pes-ni-s.
peni (Latin): dative singular of pēnis
Ancestry of “peni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | penis | tail; the penis, male sexual organ; lust |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pesnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pes-ni-s | — |