Where does “Ахметжанқызы” come from?

Ахметжанқызы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Ахметжан, from Arabic أَحْمَد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Ахметжанқызы”, step by step

Ахметжанқызы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh Ахметжан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАхметжан
2ArabicأَحْمَدAhmed
3Classical Persianجَان
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Kazakh қызы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқызы
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑