Where does “pikin” come from?

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

pikin (Marshallese): flat, of land only; construct state of pik

Definitions

  1. flat, of land only; construct state of pik

Ancestry of “pikin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
2Marshallesepikpik—
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →
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