Where does “Нұрсұлтан” come from?
Нұрсұлтан (Kazakh) comes from Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.
Ancestry of “Нұрсұлтан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سلطان | power, strength; rule, dominion; authority |
| 2 | Aramaic | שׁוּלְטָנָא | — |