Where does “vulva” come from?

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

vulva (Latin): vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva

Ancestry of “vulva”, step by step

vulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin volva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolvawomb, female sexual organ
2LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Italian vulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianvulvaThe external female genitalia; vulva; vagina
2EnglishvulvaThe external female sexual organs, collectively;...

Words derived from “vulva”

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