Where does “Махмұтқызы” come from?

Махмұтқызы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Махмұт, from Arabic مَحْمُود — praised, laudable.

Ancestry of “Махмұтқызы”, step by step

Махмұтқызы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh Махмұт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhМахмұт—
2Arabicمَحْمُودpraised, laudable

via Kazakh қызы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқызы—
Every word from Arabic مَحْمُود →Every word from Kazakh Махмұт →