Where does “pajamies” come from?

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

pajamies (English): Pajamas

Definitions

  1. Pajamas

Ancestry of “pajamies”, step by step

pajamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pajama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpajamaattributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via English ies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishiesplural of i, the name of the letter I
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from English pajama →