Where does “İzmit” come from?

İzmit (Turkish) comes from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδης, from Ancient Greek μήδεα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “İzmit”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Νικομήδεια	Nicomedia
2	Ancient Greek	Νικομήδης	Nicomedes
3	Ancient Greek	μήδεα	counsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male...
4	Ancient Greek	μέδω	to protect, rule over
5	Proto-Indo-European	mēd-	to measure
6	Proto-Indo-European	med-	to measure; to give advice; healing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέδω →