Where does “seçim sandığı” come from?

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

seçim sandığı (Turkish): ballot box

Definitions

  1. ballot box

Ancestry of “seçim sandığı”, step by step

seçim sandığı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sandık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsandıkchest, trunk
2Ottoman Turkishصندوقbox, case, chest, casket
3Arabicصَنْدُوق—
4Ancient Greekσῠνθήκηtreaty

via Turkish seçim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishseçimchoice; election
Every word from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη →Every word from Arabic صَنْدُوق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صندوق →