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Where does “*kuntā” come from?

*kuntā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kuntǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “*kuntā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuntǭfemale pudenda; vulva; sheath
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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