Where does “сандук” come from?

сандук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صندوق, from Arabic صَنْدُوق, from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη — treaty.

сандук (Serbo-Croatian): box, coffin, chest

Definitions

  1. box, coffin, chest

Ancestry of “сандук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصندوقbox, case, chest, casket
2Arabicصَنْدُوق—
3Ancient Greekσῠνθήκηtreaty
Every word from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη →Every word from Arabic صَنْدُوق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صندوق →