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
- Alternative spelling of burqini
Ancestry of “burkini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bikini | — |
| 2 | French | Bikini | — |
| 3 | German | Bikini | A bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named... |
| 4 | Marshallese | Pikinni | — |
| 5 | Marshallese | pik | a plane surface; a layer; a stratum |
| 6 | Marshallese | pikpik | — |