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