Where does “baju penyelamat” come from?

baju penyelamat (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 penyelamat (Indonesian): life jacket

Definitions

  1. life jacket

Ancestry of “baju penyelamat”, step by step

baju penyelamat 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 penyelamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpenyelamat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúšEvery word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh