Where does “على” come from?

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

على (Moroccan Arabic): on; upon; onto

Definitions

  1. on; upon; onto

Ancestry of “على”, step by step

على traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَلَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over

via Arabic عَلَّى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَّى
Every word from Arabic عَلَى