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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Gina | — |
| 2 | English | vagina | The passage leading from the opening of the vulva... |
| 3 | Latin | vāgīna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wāgīnā | sheath, scabbard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wāg- | to be bent |