Where does “microkini” come from?

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

microkini (English): A very skimpy bikini that covers just the...

Definitions

  1. A very skimpy bikini that covers just the...

Ancestry of “microkini”, step by step

microkini 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 micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →Every word from Marshallese Pikinni →