Etymological aspect of onomatopes in Russian and Kumyk languages

Alieva Samaya Azerovna

The article is devoted to the study of Russian and Kumyk onomatopoeic words in etymological aspect. The unequal quantitative composition of onomatopes in the languages of different systems depends on linguistic and extra linguistic reasons. The onomatopoeic nature of words in some cases is not realized by modern speakers of Russian and Kumyk languages. A large number of such words can be found among ornithonyms. This is due to the processes deiconization and denaturalization, when onomatopes lose the connection between sound and meaning.

Keywords:denaturalization, motivation, composite, onomatop, phonosemantic analysis, etymon.