Where does “タンキニ” come from?
タンキニ (Japanese) comes from English tankini, from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.
タンキニ (Japanese): tankini
Ancestry of “タンキニ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tankini | A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the... |
| 2 | English | Bikini | — |
| 3 | French | Bikini | — |
| 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 | — |