Where does “Еркебұлан” come from?

Еркебұлан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ерке, from Proto-Turkic erke.

Ancestry of “Еркебұлан”, step by step

Еркебұлан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ерке

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhеркеspoiled, naughty, willful
2Proto-Turkicerke—

via Kazakh бұлан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбұланmoose (U.S.), elk (British), Alces alces
2Proto-Turkicbulanelk, Alces alces
Every word from Proto-Turkic erke →Every word from Kazakh ерке →