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sanduku.

box

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɑˈⁿdu.ku/

  1. box

    class-v
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek σῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ) Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē)bor. Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq)bor. Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq)bor. Swahili sanduku Borrowed from Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

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