Where does “id” come from?

id (Maltese) comes from Arabic ايد, from Arabic يَد — authority; hand.

id (Maltese): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “id”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicايد—
2Arabicيَدauthority; hand
Every word from Arabic يَد →Every word from Arabic ايد →