Where does “vāgīna” come from?

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

vāgīna (Latin): sheath; scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath; scabbard

Ancestry of “vāgīna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “vāgīna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →