Where does “memikirkan” come from?
memikirkan (Malay) comes from Malay fikir, from Classical Malay fikir, from Arabic فِكْر — thought; thinking, thought.
memikirkan (Malay): to think about; to ponder over
Definitions
- to think about; to ponder over
Ancestry of “memikirkan”, step by step
memikirkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay fikir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | fikir | to think |
| 2 | Classical Malay | fikir | Nonstandard spelling of pikir |
| 3 | Arabic | فِكْر | thought; thinking, thought |
via Malay meng- -kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | meng- -kan | Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word |