Where does “mikir” come from?

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

mikir (Central Malay): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “mikir”, step by step

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