Where does “もっこりビキニ” come from?
もっこりビキニ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ビキニ, from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.
もっこりビキニ (Japanese): a tight-fitting men's swimsuit, a Speedo, budgie smugglers
Definitions
- a tight-fitting men's swimsuit, a Speedo, budgie smugglers
Ancestry of “もっこりビキニ”, step by step
もっこりビキニ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ビキニ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ビキニ | a bikini |
| 2 | English | Bikini | Bikini atoll |
| 3 | French | 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 Japanese もっこり
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | もっこり | bulgingly, standing out from the surroundings, erectly |