Where does “بالشوية” come from?

بالشوية (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Moroccan Arabic شوية, from Arabic شَيْء — thing; thing, object; thing, a thing, something.

بالشوية (Moroccan Arabic): gradually

Definitions

  1. gradually

Ancestry of “بالشوية”, step by step

بالشوية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moroccan Arabic شوية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicشويةa little
2Arabicشَيْءthing; thing, object; thing, a thing, something

via Moroccan Arabic ب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicب—
Every word from Arabic شَيْء →Every word from Moroccan Arabic شوية →