Where does “ليش” come from?

ليش (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic ل, from Arabic لِ — for, to; to, for, towards.

ليش (South Levantine Arabic): why?

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ليش”, step by step

ليش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic ل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicلto, for
2Arabicلِfor, to; to, for, towards

via South Levantine Arabic إِيش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicإِيشwhat
Every word from Arabic لِ →Every word from South Levantine Arabic ل →