Where does “büyükşehir” come from?

büyükşehir (Turkish) comes from Turkish büyük, from Ottoman Turkish بیوك, from Proto-Turkic bedük, from Proto-Turkic bedü- — to grow, become large; to grow big; to become...

büyükşehir (Turkish): metropolis, big city

Definitions

metropolis, big city

Ancestry of “büyükşehir”, step by step

büyükşehir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish büyük

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	büyük	big, large; grand
2	Ottoman Turkish	بیوك	big, large; grand, great
3	Proto-Turkic	bedük	big; tall; big, tall
4	Proto-Turkic	bedü-	to grow, become large; to grow big; to become...

via Turkish şehir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	şehir	city
2	Ottoman Turkish	شهر	city; town; borough
3	Classical Persian	شهر	—

Every word from Proto-Turkic bedü- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bedük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بیوك →