Where does “yörekent” come from?

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

yörekent (Turkish): suburb

Definitions

  1. suburb

Ancestry of “yörekent”, step by step

yörekent 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 yöre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyörearea; region; vicinity
Every word from Ottoman Turkish كند →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كنت →Every word from Turkish kent →