Where does “アルマティ” come from?

アルマティ (Japanese) comes from English Almaty, from Kazakh Алматы, from Kazakh алма, from Proto-Turkic alma — apple.

Ancestry of “アルマティ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlmatyThe largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata
2KazakhАлматы—
3Kazakhалмаapple, "Malus pumila"
4Proto-Turkicalmaapple
Every word from Proto-Turkic alma →Every word from Kazakh алма →Every word from Kazakh Алматы →