Where does “Абайұлы” come from?

Абайұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ұлы, from Proto-Turkic ulug — big, great, grown-up; big, great.

Ancestry of “Абайұлы”, step by step

Абайұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great

via Kazakh Абай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАбайprudent, cautious
Every word from Proto-Turkic ulug