From Turkic *pɑlɑː "piebald, mottled, dappled," Oğuz Turkic *junt "horse" or Turkic *ɑt "horse," Turkic *jol "road, path; destiny," and Turkic *t[ɑ]ŋr[ɨː] "God."

Ala Atlığ Yol Täŋri (Uyğur: 𐰀𐰞𐰀 𐱃𐰞𐰍 𐰖𐰆𐰞 𐱅𐰭𐱁𐰃) is a wandering road god. His name means "the road god with the dappled horse." It is possible that he is the inspiration for the tribal name of the Halayuntlığ tribe. In the general sense, he is a god of destiny, fate, and paths.

His original Oğuz name may have been Halayuntlığ Yol Tanrı as he is likely the same road god that was worshipped by the Xuna as recorded in The History of the World of Alowan.

He is first mentioned in the Irq Bitig, where he appears in the second omen:

Ala Atlığ Yol Täŋri men. Yarın kiçä äsür men. Utru iki aylığ kişi oğlan soquşmış. Kişi qorkmış. “Qorkma” timiş. “Qut birgäy män” timiş. Ança biliŋ. Ädgü ol.

"I am the road god with the dappled horse. I amble along from dawn to dusk. (One day) I came across a human boy (only) two months old. The boy became afraid. (I) said “do not be afraid! I will grant you my divine favor!” Know this, (for) it is a good omen."