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Where does “Шымкент” come from?

Шымкент (Kazakh) comes from Russian Чимке́нт, from Uzbek Chimkent, from Uzbek chim.

Ancestry of “Шымкент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧимке́нт—
2UzbekChimkent—
3Uzbekchim—

Words derived from “Шымкент”

  • Shymkent
Every word from Uzbek chim →