Where does “Шымкент” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Шымкент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧимке́нтShymkent (old name used before 8 September 1992)
2UzbekChimkentShymkent, the third most populous city in Kazakhstan
3Uzbekchim—

Words derived from “Шымкент”

Every word from Uzbek chim →Every word from Uzbek Chimkent →Every word from Russian Чимке́нт →
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