Where does “pekpek shorts” come from?

pekpek shorts (Tagalog) comes from English pekpek shorts, from English shorts, from English -s, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pekpek shorts (Tagalog): extremely short shorts, worn by women, that exposes the buttocks

Definitions

  1. extremely short shorts, worn by women, that exposes the buttocks

Ancestry of “pekpek shorts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpekpek shortsExtremely short shorts, worn by women, that exposes the buttocks
2Englishshortsplural of short; API pl; Trousers worn primarily...
3English-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to...
4Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
5Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
6Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os