Where does “gwain” come from?

gwain (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwėɣin, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

gwain (Welsh): sheath, scabbard; vagina

Definitions

  1. sheath, scabbard; vagina

Ancestry of “gwain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgwėɣinsheath
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →