Where does “Махмұдұлы” come from?

Махмұдұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ұлы, from Proto-Turkic ulug — big, great, grown-up; big, great.

Ancestry of “Махмұдұлы”, step by step

Махмұдұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great

via Kazakh Махмұд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhМахмұд—
2Arabicمَحْمُودpraised, laudable
Every word from Proto-Turkic ulug →Every word from Kazakh ұлы →