Where does “פיג׳מה” come from?

פיג׳מה (Hebrew) comes from English pajama, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

פיג׳מה (Hebrew): pajamas, pyjamas

Definitions

  1. pajamas, pyjamas

Ancestry of “פיג׳מה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpajamaattributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from English pajama →