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