Where does “Кенжеғұл” come from?

Кенжеғұл (Kazakh) comes from Erzya кенже, from Proto-Turkic *kenče.

Ancestry of “Кенжеғұл”, step by step

Кенжеғұл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya кенже

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкенжеnail; claw; hoof
2Proto-Turkic*kenče—

via Kazakh құл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқұлslave
2Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kenče →Every word from Erzya кенже →