Where does “شو قصة” come from?

شو قصة (North Levantine Arabic) comes from North Levantine Arabic شو, from North Levantine Arabic أَيْش.

شو قصة (North Levantine Arabic): What's wrong with...? What's the deal with...? What's...'s problem?

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Ancestry of “شو قصة”, step by step

شو قصة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Levantine Arabic شو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicشوwhat?
2North Levantine Arabicأَيْش—

via North Levantine Arabic قصة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicقصةstory
2Arabicقِصَّة—
Every word from North Levantine Arabic أَيْش →Every word from North Levantine Arabic شو →