Where does “Құнанбайұлы” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Құнанбайұлы”, step by step

Құнанбайұлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh Құнанбай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhҚұнанбай—
2Kazakhбайrich, wealthy
3Chinese白white
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite

via Kazakh ұлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұлыgreat
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →