Where does “baju lalang” come from?

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

baju lalang (Makasar): an undershirt; an inner shirt

Definitions

  1. an undershirt; an inner shirt

Ancestry of “baju lalang”, step by step

baju lalang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar baju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbajushirt
2Classical Persianبازو—
3Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢—
4Proto-IranianbaHjúh—
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Makasar lalang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarlalangthe inside; the interior
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
3Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh →