ABOUT ETYMOLOGY AND SEMANTICS OF ETHNONYMS THE MONGOL

Abstract

In the article is concerned with tht problems of ust etymology of этнонима and toponym "mongol", shown is he natural habitat of his distribution; given is historiography of this term, the points of over view of researchers are brought on that score, it becomes firmly established that mongols, tatars, меркиты etc. one people (Plano Karpini). An author is sure that a term a mongol has turkic origin. At the end of the article he comes to the conclusion that a mongol is not an ethnic term, it is a political term, carries in itself ideological sense, the result of imperial intentions Chingiz-han in sense of "Мәнгілік Ел».