Pyjamas
/pəˈdʒɑː.məz/noun
Loose clothing worn for sleeping or lounging.
Did you know?English got pyjamas from Hindi/Urdu pajāma, originally a loose garment for the legs, and the word ultimately traces back to Persian pāy-jāma, literally “leg clothing.”
Etymological Timeline
Persian
Persian
pāy-jāma
“Leg garment; clothing for the legs.”
Hindi/Urdu
Indo-Aryan
pajāmā
“Loose trousers or legwear.”
18th-19th Century
English
pyjama
“A borrowed term for loose trousers worn in South Asia and later sleepwear.”
Modern English
English
pyjamas
“Sleepwear, especially a matching set of loose top and trousers.”