European Science Methodical Journal

Etymology of the Anthroponyms "Alpamish" and "Barchin" Versions of the Epic "Alpаmish

Anvar Buranov

Doctor of Philological Sciences (PhD) Alisher Navo’i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature

Keywords: onomastics, anthroponymy, Alpamish, Barchin, epic, eponymy, comparative studies.

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Abstract

This article will discuss the use and etymology of the anthroponyms “Alpаmish” and “Barchin” in the versions of the epic “Alpаmish”. The author expressed his comments in it and presented his conclusions based on a comparative analysis of the variants of the names “Alpomish” and “Barchin”, given in the Uzbek, Kazakh, Karakalpak, Altai, Tatar and Bashkir versions.