Etymology

pajamas

pa·ja·mas
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Today it means: Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. Full definition →

Hindi पाजामा ← Urdu پاجامہ ← Classical Persian پَاجَامَه
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromپَاجَامَه“trousers, drawers”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromپاجامہ
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromपाजामा
  4. English todaypajamas

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā) / Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).

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