Where does “fikirkan” come from?

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

fikirkan (Malay): to think about, to contemplate

Definitions

  1. to think about, to contemplate

Ancestry of “fikirkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayfikirto think
2Classical MalayfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
3Arabicفِكْرthought; thinking, thought
Every word from Arabic فِكْرEvery word from Classical Malay fikirEvery word from Malay fikir