Where does “up主” come from?
up主 (Chinese) comes from Japanese うｐ主, from English upload, from English up-, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
up主 (Chinese): uploader of videos
Definitions
- uploader of videos
Ancestry of “up主”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | うｐ主 | uploader |
| 2 | English | upload | To transfer data to a computer on a network,... |
| 3 | English | up- | Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate... |
| 4 | Middle English | up- | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūp- | up- |
| 6 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |