Where does “asyik” come from?

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

asyik (Malay): interested, attracted; happy; passionate, deeply...

Definitions

  1. interested, attracted; happy; passionate, deeply...

Ancestry of “asyik”, step by step

asyik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay asik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayasikAlternative form of asyik
2Classical Malayاسيق—
3Arabicعَاشِقadmirer, lover; lover
4Arabicعَشِقَto love

via Classical Malay asyik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayasyik—

Words derived from “asyik”

Every word from Arabic عَشِقَ →Every word from Arabic عَاشِق →Every word from Classical Malay اسيق →