Where does “طالما” come from?

طالما (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.

طالما (Arabic): often, always followed by a verbal clause

Definitions

  1. often, always followed by a verbal clause

Ancestry of “طالما”, step by step

طالما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

via Arabic طَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَالَ
Every word from Arabic مَا