TERMS OF SPRITUAL LIFE IN THE BASIS OF BALKAR TOPONYMS
This article is devoted to one of the actual problems of Balkar Toponymics - terms of spiritual culture in the stems of Balkar names. In toponyms embodying spiritual culture of Balkars, the author identifies not only the meaning but also the etymology of names, the reasons for the appearance of any topostems in this region. Particular attention is paid to analytical toponymic entities.