Where does “tankini” come from?
tankini (English) comes from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.
tankini (English): A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the...
Definitions
- A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the...
Ancestry of “tankini”, step by step
tankini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bikini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bikini | Bikini atoll |
| 2 | French | Bikini | Bikini atoll |
| 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 | — |
via English tank top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tank top | An item of casual clothing: a top with no... |