Where does “пиџама” come from?
пиџама (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
пиџама (Serbo-Croatian): pajamas; pyjamas
Definitions
- pajamas; pyjamas
Ancestry of “пиџама”, 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 |