Where does “Нұрсұлтанұлы” come from?

Нұрсұлтанұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Нұрсұлтан, from Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.

Ancestry of “Нұрсұлтанұлы”, step by step

Нұрсұлтанұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh Нұрсұлтан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhНұрсұлтан
2Arabicسلطانpower, strength; rule, dominion; authority
3Aramaicשׁוּלְטָנָא

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great
Every word from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָאEvery word from Arabic سلطانEvery word from Kazakh Нұрсұлтан
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