Animal names use in Karachai and Balkar languages toponymy
<i>Based on rich factual material there is shown that lexis referring to domestic animals names takes a significant place on toponym system formation. In domestic animals names there is often used </i>ат <i>- horse, and in wild animals - </i>айыу / айю <i>- bear. Most toponyms with zoonym key word are two- and three-component, there are few one- and fourcomponent words.</i>