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 שׁוּלְטָנָא →Every word from Arabic سلطان →Every word from Kazakh Нұрсұлтан →