Where does “volva” come from?

volva (Latin) comes from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

volva (Latin): womb, female sexual organ

Definitions

womb, female sexual organ

Ancestry of “volva”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	volvo	I roll, tumble
2	Proto-Indo-European	welw-	hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

Words derived from “volva”

vulva
vulvar
vulval
vulvovaginal
vulvovaginitis
vulvodynia
vulvectomy
vulvitis
volva
vulvic
vulvoplasty
vulviform
volvate
perivulval
vulvalike
rectovulvar
vaginovulvar
vulvo-
vulvouterine
vulvo-uterine
vulvaed
vulva
volva
vulvaria

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