Where does “piżamka” come from?
piżamka (Polish) comes from Polish piżama, from English pajamas, from English pyjamas, from Urdu پایجامه, from Hindi पैजामा, from Classical Persian پایجامه, from Persian پاجامه, from Persian پا — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “piżamka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | piżama | pyjamas |
| 2 | English | pajamas | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,... |
| 3 | English | pyjamas | Britain standard spelling of pajamas |
| 4 | Urdu | پایجامه | — |
| 5 | Hindi | पैजामा | pajama |
| 6 | Classical Persian | پایجامه | — |
| 7 | Persian | پاجامه | leg garment |
| 8 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |