Where does “ratu” come from?

ratu (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.

ratu (Makasar): ruler, monarch in Makassar, an old word for

Definitions

  1. ruler, monarch in Makassar, an old word for

Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*datu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandatuking

Words derived from “ratu”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *datu →