Where does “thongkini” come from?

thongkini (English) comes from English -kini, from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

thongkini (English): A bikini whose bottom covers very little skin

Definitions

  1. A bikini whose bottom covers very little skin

Ancestry of “thongkini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-kiniindicates a type of swimwear
2EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
3FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
4GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
5MarshallesePikinni—
6Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
7Marshallesepikpik—
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →Every word from Marshallese Pikinni →
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