Where does “ratu” come from?

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

ratu (Malay): a monarch; A monarch; A queen

Definitions

  1. a monarch; A monarch; A queen

Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseratuking
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandatuking

Words derived from “ratu”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu →Every word from Old Javanese ratu →