Where does “ليش” come from?

ليش (North Levantine Arabic) comes from North Levantine Arabic ل, from Arabic إِلَى — to, for, toward; to, until, near.

ليش (North Levantine Arabic): why?

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ليش”, step by step

ليش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Levantine Arabic ل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicلto, towards; for; by; made by; pertaining to
2Arabicإِلَىto, for, toward; to, until, near

via North Levantine Arabic إِيش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicإِيشwhat
Every word from Arabic إِلَى →Every word from North Levantine Arabic ل →