ETYMOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PHYTOTOPONYMS IN ENGLISH AND KAZAKH LANGUAGES

The significance of place-naming is one the most essential components any nation's history. Phytotoponyms, or toponyms named after plant names, represent people's economic and cultural activities, as well national-linguistic community's value system worldview. purpose article was to investigate compare etymological aspects English Kazakh phytotoponyms. For study 63 phytotoponyms from United Kingdom 57 Kazakhstan were chosen through selective sample. To do so, an method utilized define structure words, their origin, meaning, a comparative two languages. research used primary sources by employing questionnaire choose obtain insight into place-name meanings locations secondary materials books dictionaries toponyms. check authenticity toponyms' origins, 98 volunteers (83 females, 15 men) various areas recruited purposeful sampling. differences found in 1) history 2) word structure, 3) deceptive names language, which did not correlate with meaning toponyms, while similarities word-formation, descriptive can be understood first glance, motivational similarity