Where does “pyjamas” come from?

Pyjamas comes from Hindi पैजामा, from Persian پایجامه, originally denoting loose trousers worn in South Asia and the Middle East.

pyjamas (English): Britain standard spelling of pajamas

Definitions

  1. Britain standard spelling of pajamas

Ancestry of “pyjamas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pyjamas”

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