Where does “صندوقجی” come from?

صندوقجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صندوق, from Arabic صَنْدُوق, from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη — treaty.

صندوقجی (Ottoman Turkish): boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers

Definitions

  1. boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers

Ancestry of “صندوقجی”, step by step

صندوقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صندوق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصندوقbox, case, chest, casket
2Arabicصَنْدُوق—
3Ancient Greekσῠνθήκηtreaty

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη →Every word from Arabic صَنْدُوق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صندوق →