Where does “扎瑙津” come from?

扎瑙津 (Chinese) comes from Kazakh Жаңаөзен, from Kazakh жаңа, from Proto-Turkic yaŋï — new.

Ancestry of “扎瑙津”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhЖаңаөзен—
2Kazakhжаңаnew, novel
3Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋï →Every word from Kazakh жаңа →Every word from Kazakh Жаңаөзен →