Where does “seekini” come from?

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

seekini (English): A transparent bikini

Definitions

  1. A transparent bikini

Ancestry of “seekini”, step by step

seekini 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 see-through

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsee-throughor translucent; that can be seen through
Every word from Marshallese pikpikEvery word from Marshallese pikEvery word from Marshallese Pikinni