Where does “推し” come from?

推し (Japanese) comes from Chinese 推, from Chinese 推特, from English Twitter, from Middle English twitren, from Old English twiterian, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.

推し (Japanese): one’s favorite idol or character

Definitions

  1. one’s favorite idol or character

Ancestry of “推し”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese推—
2Chinese推特Twitter a social-networking website
3EnglishTwitterA user account belonging to the above service; To...
4Middle Englishtwitren—
5Old Englishtwiterian—
6Proto-GermanictwitwizōnąTo twitter; chirp

Words derived from “推し”

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