Where does “gecekondu” come from?

gecekondu (Turkish) comes from Turkish gece, from Old Anatolian Turkish كیجه, from Proto-Turkic *kēče — evening.

gecekondu (Turkish): slum; dwelling area; build overnight

Definitions

  1. slum; dwelling area; build overnight

Ancestry of “gecekondu”, step by step

gecekondu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgecenight; at night, in the night, by night;...
2Old Anatolian Turkishكیجهnight
3Proto-Turkic*kēčeevening

via Turkish konmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkonmakreflexive of koymak; to settle; to perch
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kēče →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كیجه →Every word from Turkish gece →