Where does “lengan baju” come from?

lengan baju (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.

lengan baju (Indonesian): arm, sleeve (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm)

Definitions

  1. arm, sleeve (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm)

Ancestry of “lengan baju”, step by step

lengan baju 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 lengan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlenganarm
2Malaylenganarm
3Proto-Malayic*ləŋən
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləŋənforearm; lower arm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúšEvery word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh