Where does “haid” come from?

haid (Malay) comes from Arabic حَيْض — menstruation.

haid (Malay): menstruation: The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates

Definitions

  1. menstruation: The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates

Ancestry of “haid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَيْضmenstruation
Every word from Arabic حَيْض