Where does “Боранбай” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Боранбай”, step by step

Боранбай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

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

via Kazakh боран

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhборанblizzard, storm
2Proto-Turkicbora-north wind; to snow heavily
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →
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