Where does “bikini” come from?

bikini (Portuguese) comes from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

Ancestry of “bikini”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Bikini	Bikini atoll
2	French	Bikini	Bikini atoll
3	German	Bikini	A bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4	Marshallese	Pikinni	—
5	Marshallese	pik	a plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6	Marshallese	pikpik	—

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