Where does “бикини” come from?

бикини (Kazakh) comes from Russian бикини, from French Bikini, from English Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

бикини (Kazakh): bikini

Definitions

  1. bikini

Ancestry of “бикини”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбикиниbikini
2FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
3EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
4GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
5MarshallesePikinni—
6Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
7Marshallesepikpik—
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →