Where does “datuk” come from?
datuk (Malay) comes from Austronesian *datu.
datuk (Malay): grandfather
Definitions
- grandfather
Ancestry of “datuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *datu | — |
datuk (Malay) comes from Austronesian *datu.
datuk (Malay): grandfather
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *datu | — |