Where does “Ғалымжан” come from?

Ғалымжан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жан, 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 “Ғалымжан”, step by step

Ғалымжан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжанside, flank
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Kazakh ғалым

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhғалымscientist
2Arabicعَالِمknowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;...
3Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →