Where does “阿克托別” come from?

阿克托別 (Chinese) comes from Kazakh Ақтөбе, from Kazakh ақ, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

Ancestry of “阿克托別”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАқтөбе
2Kazakhақwhite; clean, pure, saintly; pertaining to...
3Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
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