Where does “Таңатқан” come from?

Таңатқан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh таң, from Old Turkic "taŋ" — "dawn, daybreak".

Ancestry of “Таңатқан”, step by step

Таңатқан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh таң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтаңdawn, daybreak; morning; groin
2Old Turkic"taŋ""dawn, daybreak"

via Kazakh атқан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhатқан—
Every word from Old Turkic "taŋ" →Every word from Kazakh таң →