Where does “skirtini” come from?

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

skirtini (English): A two-piece swimsuit consisting of a bikini or...

Definitions

  1. A two-piece swimsuit consisting of a bikini or...

Ancestry of “skirtini”, step by step

skirtini 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 skirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskirtAn article of clothing, usually worn by women and...
2Middle EnglishskyrteThe lower half of a robe, overcoat, or vest; The...
3Old Norseskyrtashirt
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →