köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina and related to baunilha.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Italian manica Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -etta Italian manichettabor. Polish mankiet Borrowed from Italian manichetta.