Where does “tanga” come from?

tanga (English) comes from Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga.

tanga (English): Any of various former Asian coins, including: a...

Definitions

  1. Any of various former Asian coins, including: a...

Ancestry of “tanga”, step by step

tanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese tanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetangaloincloth; a very small bikini
2Kimbundutanga—

via Swahili tanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitangasail
Every word from Kimbundu tanga →Every word from Portuguese tanga →