Where does “Gurbanguly” come from?

Gurbanguly (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen gül, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Gurbanguly”, step by step

Gurbanguly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkmen gül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmengülflower
2Classical Persianگل
3Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
4Classical Persianجَان
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Turkmen gurban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmengurbansacrifice
2Arabicقُرْبَان
3Ottoman Turkishبیرامholy feast, holy day, festival
4Common Turkicbadram
5Iranianword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH