Where does “ratang” come from?

ratang (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from Malay datang, from Classical Malay داتڠ, from Proto-Malayic datəŋ — to come; to arrive.

ratang (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): to come

Definitions

  1. to come

Ancestry of “ratang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydatangto come
2Classical Malayداتڠ—
3Proto-Malayicdatəŋto come; to arrive
Every word from Proto-Malayic datəŋ →Every word from Classical Malay داتڠ →Every word from Malay datang →