Where does “պիժամա” come from?
պիժամա (Armenian) comes from Russian пижа́ма, from English pyjama, from Polish piżama, from English pajamas, from English pyjamas, from Urdu پایجامه, from Hindi पैजामा, from Classical Persian پایجامه — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
պիժամա (Armenian): pajamas
Definitions
- pajamas
Ancestry of “պիժամա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пижа́ма | pyjamas |
| 2 | English | pyjama | attributive form of pyjamas |
| 3 | Polish | piżama | pyjamas |
| 4 | English | pajamas | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,... |
| 5 | English | pyjamas | Britain standard spelling of pajamas |
| 6 | Urdu | پایجامه | — |
| 7 | Hindi | पैजामा | pajama |
| 8 | Classical Persian | پایجامه | — |
| 9 | Persian | پاجامه | leg garment |
| 10 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |