Where does “Ақмарал” come from?

Ақмарал (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh марал, from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠠᠷᠠᠯ, from Middle Mongolian 馬闌勒.

Ancestry of “Ақмарал”, step by step

Ақмарал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh марал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhмаралCaspian red deer, Cervus elaphus maral
2Classical Mongolianᠮᠠᠷᠠᠯ—
3Middle Mongolian馬闌勒—

via Kazakh ақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhақwhite; clean, pure, saintly; pertaining to...
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Middle Mongolian 馬闌勒 →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠠᠷᠠᠯ →Every word from Kazakh марал →
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