Where does “vaġina” come from?
vaġina (Maltese) comes from Italian vagina, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.
vaġina (Maltese): vagina
Ancestry of “vaġina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | vagina | vagina |
| 2 | Latin | vāgīna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wāgīnā | sheath, scabbard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wāg- | to be bent |