Where does “على طول” come from?

على طول (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Hijazi Arabic طول, from Arabic طُول.

على طول (Hijazi Arabic): straight ahead

Definitions

  1. straight ahead

Ancestry of “على طول”, step by step

على طول traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hijazi Arabic طول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hijazi Arabicطولheight, length
2Arabicطُول—

via Hijazi Arabic على

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hijazi Arabicعلىon, over
2Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over
Every word from Arabic طُول →Every word from Hijazi Arabic طول →