Where does “ithandũkũ” come from?

ithandũkũ (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili sanduku, from Arabic صَنْدُوق, from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη — treaty.

ithandũkũ (Kikuyu): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “ithandũkũ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisandukubox
2Arabicصَنْدُوق—
3Ancient Greekσῠνθήκηtreaty
Every word from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη →Every word from Arabic صَنْدُوق →Every word from Swahili sanduku →