Where does “penekini” come from?

penekini (Spanish) comes from Spanish pene, from English penny, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

penekini (Spanish): mankini

Definitions

  1. mankini

Ancestry of “penekini”, step by step

penekini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpenepenis
2EnglishpennyIn the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Spanish bikini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbikinibikini; ham and cheese sandwich
2EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
3FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
4GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
5MarshallesePikinni
6Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
7Marshallesepikpik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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