Where does “Махмұтұлы” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Махмұтұлы”, step by step

Махмұтұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ұлы

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

via Kazakh Махмұт

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