Where does “Atyrau” come from?

Atyrau (English) comes from Kazakh Атырау, from Classical Persian اَطْرَاف, from Arabic أَطْرَاف, from Arabic طَرَف — side; participant; edge.

Ancestry of “Atyrau”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kazakh	Атырау	—
2	Classical Persian	اَطْرَاف	—
3	Arabic	أَطْرَاف	—
4	Arabic	طَرَف	side; participant; edge

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