Where does “pajama” come from?

pajama (English) comes from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pajama (English): attributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas

Definitions

  1. attributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas

Ancestry of “pajama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa-causative prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pajama”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →