Where does “kepikiran” come from?

kepikiran (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke- -an, from Malay ke- -an, from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kepikiran (Indonesian): to think about; to ponder; to wonder

Definitions

  1. to think about; to ponder; to wonder

Ancestry of “kepikiran”, step by step

kepikiran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ke- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
2Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Proto-Malayic*kə- -an—
4Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Indonesian pikir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpikirthought
2Malayfikirto think
3Classical MalayfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
4Arabicفِكْرthought; thinking, thought
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an →Every word from Malay ke- -an →