Where does “pajama intang” come from?

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

pajama intang (Makasar): diamond cutter; diamond worker

Definitions

  1. diamond cutter; diamond worker

Ancestry of “pajama intang”, step by step

pajama intang 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 intang

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