Where does “pajama ballaʼ” come from?

pajama ballaʼ (Makasar) comes from English pajama, from Makasar pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pajama ballaʼ (Makasar): house carpenter

Definitions

  1. house carpenter

Ancestry of “pajama ballaʼ”, step by step

pajama ballaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pajama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpajamaattributive form of pajamas; A pair of pajamas
2Makasarpa-causative prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Makasar ballaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarballaʼhouse
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Makasar pa- →Every word from English pajama →