Where does “Ałmaty” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ałmaty”, 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 →