Where does “pikiran” come from?

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

pikiran (Indonesian): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “pikiran”, step by step

pikiran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pikir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpikirthought
2Malayfikirto think
3Classical MalayfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
4Arabicفِكْرthought; thinking, thought

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Arabic فِكْر →Every word from Classical Malay fikir →Every word from Malay fikir →