 According to one theory, the term "Maluku" comes from the Arabic word, Al-Mluk (الملوك), which means land or island of kings.This is true because the Moluccas still consist of small kingdoms which are quite large with their own kings.According to another theory, the term comes from the Ternatean word Moloku or Moloko, the two words are Moloku or Moloko which both mean as homeland.