Where does “Молдахан” come from?

Молдахан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh молда, from Persian ملا, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

Ancestry of “Молдахан”, step by step

Молдахан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh молда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhмолдаmullah scholar of sharia law
2Persianملاmullah, mollah, mulla, moolah
3Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

via Kazakh хан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhханkhan
2Classical Mongolianᠬᠠᠨ—
Every word from Arabic عَلِيّ →Every word from Persian ملا →Every word from Kazakh молда →