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

Definitions

  1. vagina

Ancestry of “واژن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvaginvagina
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →