Where does “Buharkent” come from?
Buharkent (Turkish) comes from Turkish buhar, from Ottoman Turkish بخار, from Arabic بخار, from Arabic خ, from Arabic ح — ب; ج.
Ancestry of “Buharkent”, step by step
Buharkent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish buhar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | buhar | steam |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بخار | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بخار | vapor, fume; steam |
| 4 | Arabic | خ | — |
| 5 | Arabic | ح | ب; ج |
via Turkish kent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kent | city |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كنت | village, a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | كند | — |