Where does “pikir” come from?

pikir (Asilulu) comes from Indonesian pikir, from Malay fikir, from Classical Malay fikir, from Arabic فِكْر — thought; thinking, thought.

pikir (Asilulu): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “pikir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpikirthought
2Malayfikirto think
3Classical MalayfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
4Arabicفِكْرthought; thinking, thought
Every word from Arabic فِكْر →Every word from Classical Malay fikir →Every word from Malay fikir →