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Where does “gwėɣin” come from?

gwėɣin (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

gwėɣin (Proto-Brythonic): sheath

Definitions

  1. sheath

Ancestry of “gwėɣin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīna—
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “gwėɣin”

  • gwain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →