Where does “Атырау” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Атырау”, step by step

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