Where does “megakent” come from?

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

megakent (Turkish): megacity

Definitions

  1. megacity

Ancestry of “megakent”, step by step

megakent 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 mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmega—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish كند →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كنت →Every word from Turkish kent →