Where does “fikiri” come from?

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

fikiri (Swahili): to think, ponder

Definitions

  1. to think, ponder

Ancestry of “fikiri”, step by step

fikiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay fikir

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

via Arabic فَكَرَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَكَرَto think

via Indonesian fikir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianfikirNonstandard spelling of pikir
Every word from Arabic فِكْر →Every word from Classical Malay fikir →Every word from Malay fikir →