Where does “pajama” come from?
pajama (English) comes from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.
pajama (English): attributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas
Definitions
- attributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas
Ancestry of “pajama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Makasar | pa- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | — |
Words derived from “pajama”