Where does “Байкенже” come from?

Байкенже (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бай, from Chinese 白, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk — white.

Ancestry of “Байкенже”, step by step

Байкенже traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбайrich, wealthy
2Chinese白white
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite

via Erzya кенже

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкенжеnail; claw; hoof
2Proto-Turkic*kenče—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →