Where does “Оңғарбай” come from?

Оңғарбай (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бай, from Chinese 白, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk — white.

Ancestry of “Оңғарбай”, step by step

Оңғарбай traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбайrich, wealthy
2Chinese白white
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite

via Kazakh [[оңғару

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakh[[оңғару—

via Kazakh оңғар]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhоңғар]]—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →