Where does “burkini” come from?

burkini (English) comes from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

burkini (English): Alternative spelling of burqini

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of burqini

Ancestry of “burkini”, step by step

burkini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bikini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
2FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
3GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4MarshallesePikinni—
5Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6Marshallesepikpik—

via English burqa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburqaAlternative spelling of burka
2Hindiबुरक़ाburqa, burka
3Urduبرقعburqa, burka
4Persianبرقعburqa, burka; veil; mask
5Arabicبُرْقُعveil
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →Every word from Marshallese Pikinni →