Where does “บิกินี” come from?

บิกินี (Thai) comes from English Bikini, from French Bikini, from German Bikini, from Marshallese Pikinni, from Marshallese pik, from Marshallese pikpik.

บิกินี (Thai): bikini

Definitions

  1. bikini

Ancestry of “บิกินี”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBikiniBikini atoll
2FrenchBikiniBikini atoll
3GermanBikiniA bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named...
4MarshallesePikinni
5Marshallesepika plane surface; a layer; a stratum
6Marshallesepikpik
Every word from Marshallese pikpikEvery word from Marshallese pikEvery word from Marshallese Pikinni