Where does “қаһарлы” come from?

қаһарлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қаһар, from Arabic قَهْر — conquest, subjugation, violence, wrath.

қаһарлы (Kazakh): formidable, ferocious

Definitions

  1. formidable, ferocious

Ancestry of “қаһарлы”, step by step

қаһарлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қаһар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқаһарanger, rage
2Arabicقَهْرconquest, subjugation, violence, wrath

via Kazakh лы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhлы
Every word from Arabic قَهْرEvery word from Kazakh қаһар