Where does “meme” come from?
meme (Tok Pisin) comes from English meh, from Chinese me1.
meme (Tok Pisin): goat
Ancestry of “meme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | meh | Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring;... |
| 2 | Chinese | me1 | — |