Where does “اسيق” come from?

اسيق (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic عَاشِق, from Arabic عَشِقَ — to love.

Ancestry of “اسيق”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	عَاشِق	admirer, lover; lover
2	Arabic	عَشِقَ	to love