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

Definitions

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese意識consciousness; awareness; sense; awareness; be...
2Middle Chinese意識—

via Japanese 系

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese系system, family
2Middle Chinese系—

via Japanese 高い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高いhigh, tall; superior; expensive
2Japanese高し—
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