Where does “Almaty” come from?

Almaty (English) comes from Kazakh Алматы, from Kazakh алма, from Proto-Turkic alma — apple.

Almaty (English): The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata

Definitions

  1. The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata

Ancestry of “Almaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАлматы—
2Kazakhалмаapple, "Malus pumila"
3Proto-Turkicalmaapple

Words derived from “Almaty”

Every word from Proto-Turkic alma →Every word from Kazakh алма →Every word from Kazakh Алматы →