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Where does “wāgīnā” come from?

wāgīnā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

wāgīnā (Proto-Italic): sheath, scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath, scabbard

Ancestry of “wāgīnā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “wāgīnā”

  • vaginal
  • vagina
  • vanilla
  • transvaginal
  • vaginitis
  • vaginosis
  • invagination
  • vaginally
  • vanillin
  • rectovaginal
  • intravaginal
  • vaginismus
  • vulvovaginal
  • vulvovaginitis
  • vaginoplasty
  • vesicovaginal
  • vag
  • invaginate
  • homovanillic
  • neovagina
  • paravaginal
  • intravaginally
  • vanillic
  • gina
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