Where does “kadato” come from?

kadato (Ternate) comes from Javanese ꦏꦼꦝꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦝꦠꦸ, from Old Javanese [[ḍatu]], [[ratu]], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.

kadato (Ternate): a palace

Definitions

  1. a palace

Ancestry of “kadato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦼꦝꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀palace; court
2Javaneseꦝꦠꦸking
3Old Javanese[[ḍatu]], [[ratu]]—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandatuking
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu →Every word from Old Javanese [[ḍatu]], [[ratu]] →Every word from Javanese ꦝꦠꦸ →
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