Where does “Бөріхан” come from?

Бөріхан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бөрі, from Proto-Turkic bȫrü — wolf.

Ancestry of “Бөріхан”, step by step

Бөріхан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бөрі

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбөріwolf
2Proto-Turkicbȫrüwolf

via Kazakh хан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhханkhan
2Classical Mongolianᠬᠠᠨ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic bȫrü →Every word from Kazakh бөрі →