Where does “חוטיני” come from?
חוטיני (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ביקיני, from French Bikini, from English Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.
חוטיני (Hebrew): thong (swimwear or undergarment)
Definitions
- thong (swimwear or undergarment)
Ancestry of “חוטיני”, step by step
חוטיני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew ביקיני
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | ביקיני | bikini |
| 2 | French | Bikini | Bikini atoll |
| 3 | English | Bikini | Bikini atoll |
| 4 | German | Bikini | A bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named... |
| 5 | Marshallese | Pikinni | — |
| 6 | Marshallese | pik | a plane surface; a layer; a stratum |
| 7 | Marshallese | pikpik | — |
via Hebrew חוט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | חוט | a string, thread, yarn, or wire |