Where does “Shymkent” come from?

Shymkent (English) comes from Kazakh Шымкент, from Russian Чимке́нт, from Uzbek Chimkent, from Uzbek chim.

Ancestry of “Shymkent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhШымкент—
2RussianЧимке́нтShymkent (old name used before 8 September 1992)
3UzbekChimkentShymkent, the third most populous city in Kazakhstan
4Uzbekchim—
Every word from Uzbek chim →Every word from Uzbek Chimkent →Every word from Russian Чимке́нт →