Where does “Бүркітбай” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Бүркітбай”, step by step

Бүркітбай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

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

via Kazakh бүркіт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбүркітeagle, especially the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
2Proto-Turkicbürküteagle
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →