Where does “burkini” come from?

burkini (Finnish) comes from English burqini, from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

burkini (Finnish): A burqini

Definitions

  1. A burqini

Ancestry of “burkini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburqiniA head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform...
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 →