Where does “vaina” come from?
vaina (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish vayna, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.
vaina (Spanish): pod; scabbard, sheath; case, casing
Definitions
- pod; scabbard, sheath; case, casing
Ancestry of “vaina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | vayna | — |
| 2 | Latin | vāgīna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wāgīnā | sheath, scabbard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wāg- | to be bent |
Words derived from “vaina”