Where does “kadatung” come from?
kadatung (Ternate) comes from North Moluccan Malay kadatong, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦝꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦝꦠꦸ, from Old Javanese [[ḍatu]], [[ratu]], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian datu — king.
Ancestry of “kadatung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Moluccan Malay | kadatong | — |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦼꦝꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ | palace; court |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦝꦠꦸ | king |
| 4 | Old Javanese | [[ḍatu]], [[ratu]] | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | datu | king |