Where does “意識高い系” come from?
意識高い系 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 意識, from Middle Chinese 意識.
意識高い系 (Japanese): person of strong vanity
Ancestry of “意識高い系”, step by step
意識高い系 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 意識
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 意識 | consciousness; awareness; sense; awareness; be... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 意識 | — |
via Japanese 系
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 系 | system, family |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 系 | — |
via Japanese 高い
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 高い | high, tall; superior; expensive |
| 2 | Japanese | 高し | — |