Where does “ratu” come from?

ratu (Indonesian) comes from Malay ratu, from Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.

ratu (Indonesian): A monarch; A queen

Definitions

  1. A monarch; A queen

Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayratua monarch; A monarch; A queen
2Old Javaneseratuking
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandatuking
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu →Every word from Old Javanese ratu →Every word from Malay ratu →