Where does “[[ḍatu]], [[ratu]]” come from?
[[ḍatu]], [[ratu]] (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
Ancestry of “[[ḍatu]], [[ratu]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |
[[ḍatu]], [[ratu]] (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |