Where does “Теміртау” come from?

Теміртау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тау, from Common Kypchak *taw, from Proto-Turkic tāg — mountain.

Ancestry of “Теміртау”, step by step

Теміртау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтауmountain
2Common Kypchak*taw—
3Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh темір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтемірiron
2Kipchakتمورiron
3Proto-Turkictemüriron
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāg →