Where does “pajama biseang” come from?

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

pajama biseang (Makasar): ship carpenter; shipwright; boatbuilder

Definitions

  1. ship carpenter; shipwright; boatbuilder

Ancestry of “pajama biseang”, step by step

pajama biseang 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 biseang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiseangboat
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa-Every word from Makasar pa-Every word from English pajama