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“life” + “add”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Cankat is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Kabardian Жанхъуэт via Adyghe, from the components “life” + “add”.
Meaning: “life” + “add”
Turkified version of the name Jankat. From West Circassian West Circassian Джанкъат (Džanqat) or East Circassian Жанхъуэт (Žanꭓʷɛt). Turkish can (“life”) + kat (“add”) is a folk etymology. The name was altered to sound Turkish (resembling the Turkish words can and kat) in order to avoid Kemalist bans on non-Turkish names and to make it easier to pronounce.
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
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