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Where does “Gina” come from?

Gina (Tagalog) comes from English Gina, from English vagina, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

Ancestry of “Gina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGina—
2EnglishvaginaThe passage leading from the opening of the vulva...
3Latinvāgīna—
4Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
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