Where does “على” come from?

على (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic عَلَى — on, about; on, over.

على (Hijazi Arabic): on, over

Definitions

  1. on, over

Ancestry of “على”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over

Words derived from “على

Every word from Arabic عَلَى
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