Where does “Тұрғанбай” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Тұрғанбай”, step by step

Тұрғанбай traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

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

via Kazakh тұр-]] (to stand)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтұр-]] (to stand)—

via Kazakh тұрған

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