Where does “μπικίνι” come from?

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

μπικίνι (Greek): bikini

Definitions

  1. bikini

Ancestry of “μπικίνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
2EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
3GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4MarshallesePikinni
5Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6Marshallesepikpik
Every word from Marshallese pikpik