Where does “Шыңғысұлы” come from?

Шыңғысұлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ұлы, from Proto-Turkic ulug — big, great, grown-up; big, great.

Ancestry of “Шыңғысұлы”, step by step

Шыңғысұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great

via Kazakh Шыңғыс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhШыңғыс—
2Middle Mongolianᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ulug →Every word from Kazakh ұлы →