Where does “Pikinni” come from?

Pikinni (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

Ancestry of “Pikinni”, step by step

Pikinni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marshallese pik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
2Marshallesepikpik—

via Marshallese ñi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshalleseñi—

Words derived from “Pikinni”

Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →