Where does “datu” come from?
datu (Palawan Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
datu (Palawan Batak): priest, traditional medicine practitioner
Definitions
- priest, traditional medicine practitioner
Ancestry of “datu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |