Where does “pizsama” come from?
pizsama (Hungarian) comes from French pyjama, from English pyjama, from Polish piżama, from English pajamas, from English pyjamas, from Urdu پایجامه, from Hindi पैजामा, from Classical Persian پایجامه — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pizsama (Hungarian): pyjamas
Ancestry of “pizsama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pyjama | pyjamas |
| 2 | English | pyjama | attributive form of pyjamas |
| 3 | Polish | piżama | pyjamas |
| 4 | English | pajamas | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,... |
| 5 | English | pyjamas | Britain standard spelling of pajamas |
| 6 | Urdu | پایجامه | — |
| 7 | Hindi | पैजामा | pajama |
| 8 | Classical Persian | پایجامه | — |
| 9 | Persian | پاجامه | leg garment |
| 10 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pizsama”