Where does “너튜브” come from?

너튜브 (Korean) comes from Korean 너, from Middle Korean 너 — you.

너튜브 (Korean): YouTube term to avoid mentioning a brand in media

Definitions

  1. YouTube term to avoid mentioning a brand in media

Ancestry of “너튜브”, step by step

너튜브 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreansecond-person singular informal pronoun; you
2Middle Koreanyou

via Korean ^유튜브

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^유튜브
Every word from Middle Korean
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