Where does “وقتيش” come from?

وقتيش (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic وقت, from Arabic وَقْت — time.

وقتيش (South Levantine Arabic): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “وقتيش”, step by step

وقتيش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic وقت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicوقتtime
2Arabicوَقْتtime

via South Levantine Arabic إِيش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicإِيشwhat
Every word from Arabic وَقْت →Every word from South Levantine Arabic وقت →