Where does “Сейітұлы” come from?

Сейітұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Сейіт, from Arabic سَيِّد, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Сейітұлы”, step by step

Сейітұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh Сейіт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhСейіт—
2Arabicسَيِّدmaster, lord; liberal, generous; noble,...
3Persianجانsoul; being; life
4Middle Persianyʾn'—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →