Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/datu

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *datu.

Pronunciation

Noun

*datu

  1. king

Descendants

  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Central Philippine
      • Mansakan
        • Mandayan
          • Mansaka: dato (“chief”)
      • Palawanic
      • Tagalog: datu
      • Visayan
    • Manobo
      • North Manobo
        • Higaonon: datu (“king”)
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *fatu
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Old Javanese: ḍatu, ratu
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:

See also

Further reading

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