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