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 너

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean너second-person singular informal pronoun; you
2Middle Korean너you

via Korean ^유튜브

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^유튜브—
Every word from Middle Korean 너 →Every word from Korean 너 →