Where does “Zhanaozen” come from?

Zhanaozen (English) comes from Kazakh Жаңаөзен, from Kazakh жаңа, from Proto-Turkic yaŋï — new.

Ancestry of “Zhanaozen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhЖаңаөзен—
2Kazakhжаңаnew, novel
3Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋï →Every word from Kazakh жаңа →Every word from Kazakh Жаңаөзен →