Where does “ratu” come from?
ratu (Indonesian) comes from Malay ratu, from Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu.
ratu (Indonesian): A monarch; A queen
Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | ratu | a monarch; A monarch; A queen |
| 2 | Old Javanese | ratu | king |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | — |