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Where does “Ақтөбе” come from?

Ақтөбе (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ақ, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

Ancestry of “Ақтөбе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhақwhite; clean, pure, saintly; pertaining to...
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite

Words derived from “Ақтөбе”

  • Aktobe
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