Where does “pajamas” come from?

Pajamas derives from French pijama, which comes from Persian پاجامه.

pajamas (English): Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,...

Definitions

  1. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,...

Ancestry of “pajamas”, step by step

pajamas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English pyjamas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyjamasBritain standard spelling of pajamas
2Urduپایجامه—
3Hindiपैजामाpajama
4Classical Persianپایجامه—
5Persianپاجامهleg garment
6Persianپاleg, foot; with
7Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
8Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
9Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via French pijama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpijama—

via Hindi पाजामा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपाजामाloose cotton trousers; pajamas

Words derived from “pajamas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →