Where does “Atyrau” come from?

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

Atyrau (English): A city at the mouth of the Ural River at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan

Definitions

  1. A city at the mouth of the Ural River at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan

Ancestry of “Atyrau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАтырауdelta
2Classical Persianاَطْرَاف—
3Arabicأَطْرَاف—
4Arabicطَرَفside; participant; edge
Every word from Arabic طَرَف →Every word from Arabic أَطْرَاف →Every word from Classical Persian اَطْرَاف →