Where does “على طول” come from?

على طول (North Levantine Arabic) comes from North Levantine Arabic على, from Arabic عَلَى — on, about; on, over.

على طول (North Levantine Arabic): always, without interruption

Definitions

  1. always, without interruption

Ancestry of “على طول”, step by step

على طول traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Levantine Arabic على

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicعلىon; upon; onto
2Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over

via North Levantine Arabic طول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicطول—
Every word from Arabic عَلَى →Every word from North Levantine Arabic على →