Where does “пижа́ма” come from?
пижа́ма (Russian) comes from English pyjama, from Polish piżama, from English pajamas, from English pyjamas, from Urdu پایجامه, from Hindi पैजामा, from Classical Persian پایجامه, from Persian پاجامه — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
пижа́ма (Russian): pyjamas
Definitions
- pyjamas
Ancestry of “пижа́ма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyjama | attributive form of pyjamas |
| 2 | Polish | piżama | pyjamas |
| 3 | English | pajamas | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in,... |
| 4 | English | pyjamas | Britain standard spelling of pajamas |
| 5 | Urdu | پایجامه | — |
| 6 | Hindi | पैजामा | pajama |
| 7 | Classical Persian | پایجامه | — |
| 8 | Persian | پاجامه | leg garment |
| 9 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |