Where does “Қуанышұлы” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Қуанышұлы”, step by step

Қуанышұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ұлы

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

via Kazakh қуаныш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқуанышjoy
Every word from Proto-Turkic ulug →Every word from Kazakh ұлы →