Where does “fikir” come from?

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

fikir (Malay): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “fikir”, step by step

fikir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay fikir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical MalayfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
2Arabicفِكْرthought; thinking, thought

via Arabic فَكَّرَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَكَّرَto think

Words derived from “fikir”

Every word from Arabic فِكْر →Every word from Classical Malay fikir →