Etymology

sukumizu

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Today it means: A type of swimwear in Japan, mass-produced for the schools. Full definition →

Japanese スク水 ← English school
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The story

  1. Japanese · derived from水“water”
  2. English · derived fromschool
  3. Japanese · derived fromスク水
  4. English todaysukumizu

From Japanese スク水, from English school and Japanese 水 (みず, mizu, “water”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.