Where does “pikir” come from?

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

pikir (Belait): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “pikir”, step by step

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