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
- Britain standard spelling of pajamas
Ancestry of “pyjamas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | پایجامه | — |
| 2 | Hindi | पैजामा | pajama |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پایجامه | — |
| 4 | Persian | پاجامه | leg garment |
| 5 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pyjamas”