Where does “Алматы” come from?

Алматы (Kyrgyz) comes from Kazakh Алматы, from Kazakh алма, from Proto-Turkic alma — apple.

Ancestry of “Алматы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАлматы—
2Kazakhалмаapple, "Malus pumila"
3Proto-Turkicalmaapple
Every word from Proto-Turkic alma →Every word from Kazakh алма →Every word from Kazakh Алматы →