Where does “ri-Pikinni” come from?

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

ri-Pikinni (Marshallese): a person from Bikini atoll; a Bikinian

Definitions

  1. a person from Bikini atoll; a Bikinian

Ancestry of “ri-Pikinni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshallesePikinni—
2Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
3Marshallesepikpik—
Every word from Marshallese pikpik →Every word from Marshallese pik →Every word from Marshallese Pikinni →