Where does “Yakakent” come from?

Yakakent (Turkish) comes from Turkish kent, from Ottoman Turkish كنت, from Ottoman Turkish كند.

Ancestry of “Yakakent”, step by step

Yakakent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkentcity
2Ottoman Turkishكنتvillage, a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town
3Ottoman Turkishكند—

via Turkish yaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyakacollar; side
2Ottoman Turkishیاقهcollar of a garment
3Proto-Turkicjakacollar; edge; edge; collar; collar
Every word from Ottoman Turkish كند →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كنت →Every word from Turkish kent →