Where does “بالتأكيد” come from?

بالتأكيد (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic تأكيد, from Arabic تَأْكِيد.

بالتأكيد (South Levantine Arabic): certainly, definitely, for sure

Definitions

  1. certainly, definitely, for sure

Ancestry of “بالتأكيد”, step by step

بالتأكيد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic تأكيد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicتأكيدconfirmation, assurance
2Arabicتَأْكِيد—

via South Levantine Arabic بـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicبـ—
Every word from Arabic تَأْكِيد →Every word from South Levantine Arabic تأكيد →