Words that come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian “niuʀ”

35 words across 26 languages descend from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — including bikini, Bikini, bikinied, bikini, Bikini, Pikinni, bikini, bikini.

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English (7)

French (2)

Marshallese (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Dutch (1)

Turkish (1)

Fijian (1)

Rotuman (1)

Indonesian (1)

Proto-Malayic (1)

Chinese (1)

Korean (1)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Japanese (1)

Italian (1)

Polish (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Samoan (1)

Tahitian (1)

Tongan (1)

German (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Thai (1)

Malay (1)

Spanish (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)