Where does “*datu” come from?
*datu (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
Ancestry of “*datu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |
*datu (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |