Where does “baju besi” come from?

baju besi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian baju, 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 besi (Indonesian): harness

Definitions

  1. harness

Ancestry of “baju besi”, step by step

baju besi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian baju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbajutop
2Malaybajushirt; top
3Classical Malayباجو—
4Classical Persianبازو—
5Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢—
6Proto-IranianbaHjúh—
7Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Indonesian besi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbesiiron
2Malaybesiiron
3Proto-Malayicbəsi—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh →