Where does “Сұлтанұлы” come from?

Сұлтанұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh сұлтан, from Classical Persian سلطان, from Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.

Ancestry of “Сұлтанұлы”, step by step

Сұлтанұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh сұлтан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсұлтанsultan
2Classical Persianسلطان—
3Arabicسلطانpower, strength; rule, dominion; authority
4Aramaicשׁוּלְטָנָא—

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 Classical Persian سلطان →