Where does “oplah” come from?

oplah (Indonesian) comes from Dutch oplage, from German Auflage, from German auflegen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp.

oplah (Indonesian): circulation number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper

Definitions

  1. circulation number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper

Ancestry of “oplah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoplagethe number of printed copies of a book
2GermanAuflagecondition or conditions; edition; a layer,...
3Germanauflegento lay on; to hang up; to publish
4Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
5Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
6Middle High Germanūfon, upon
7Old High Germanūfup
8Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
9Proto-Germanicubunder
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub