Where does “Алматы” come from?
Алматы (Russian) comes from Kazakh Алматы, from Kazakh алма, from Proto-Turkic alma — apple.
Ancestry of “Алматы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kazakh | Алматы | — |
| 2 | Kazakh | алма | apple, "Malus pumila" |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | alma | apple |