Ancient Element of <i>kem</i> in Chatkal Oronymy and of South Siberia Toponymy
It is well known that oronyms are the nuclear system of the lexical fund of the linguistic structure as such and are closely related to the historical formation of the linguistic mentality of the carrier. Of course, the Kyrgyz oronyms, that is, the names of the mountains, are extraterritorial and ancient nominations in Eurasia. In this regard, the oronymy of modern Kyrgyzstan, manifesting the echoes of the ancient area, primarily reflects the linguistic picture, or rather, the worldview of the once powerful nomadic state, the so-called historians of the Kyrgyz Great Power. Therefore, this article analyzes, first of all, the conceptual foundations of the oronyms of the Kyrgyz language.