Where does “Жұмабай” come from?

Жұмабай (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жұма, from Persian جمعه, from Arabic جُمْعَة — week.

Ancestry of “Жұмабай”, step by step

Жұмабай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жұма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhжұмаFriday; week
2PersianجمعهFriday
3Arabicجُمْعَةweek

via Kazakh бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбайrich, wealthy
2Chinese白white
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite
Every word from Arabic جُمْعَة →Every word from Persian جمعه →Every word from Kazakh жұма →