Where does “ratu” come from?

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

ratu (Javanese): monarch; king or queen; king; queen

Definitions

  1. monarch; king or queen; king; queen

Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseratuking
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandatuking
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu →Every word from Old Javanese ratu →