Where does “baju” come from?

baju (Iban) comes from Malay baju, from Classical Malay باجو, from Classical Persian بازو, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢, from Proto-Iranian baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

baju (Iban): top (clothing that covers upper body)

Definitions

  1. top (clothing that covers upper body)

Ancestry of “baju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybajushirt; top
2Classical Malayباجو—
3Classical Persianبازو—
4Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢—
5Proto-IranianbaHjúh—
6Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh →