KHATTIC AND ABKHAZO-ADYGH TOPONYMS: A COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
On the basis of a comparison of the Hattian and AbkhazAdyghe toponyms, an attempt is made to confirm the ethnic and genetic relationship of the ancient Hattian and modern AbkhazAdyghe languages, which have no written history. Therefore, toponyms, as material for historical and ethnographic research, are of lasting importance. The Hattian stems are given in the Latin alphabet, their Abkhaz-Adyghe counterparts are in the Cyrillic alphabet. Analysis and comparison of the Hattian and Abkhaz-Adyghe components of toponyms made it possible to reveal their coincidence in form and meaning and the same archetype. Thus, despite the long period of time separating these languages, the correspondences in the structure of toponyms allow us to speak about their relationship and habitat of the Abkhaz-lingual and Adyghe-lingual ethnic groups, as well as the ways of their migration. The research results can be used in writing the history of the Hattian and Abkhaz-Adyghe languages and in the reconstruction of languages that do not have a written language.