Remarks on V. F. Minorsky’s Concept of the Origin of the Ethnonym “Lezgin”

10.33876/2311-0546/2022-3/345-358

Authors

  • Bedirkhan Eskenderov Independent Researcher

Keywords:

ethnonymy of Lezgins, Lezgins, Legs, Leks, Laks, Vladimir F. Minorsky

Abstract

The article examines the concept of Vladimir F. Minorsky regarding the origin of the ethnonym “Lezgin”. A critical analysis involving additional sources challenges the version proposed by V. F. Minorsky. An attempt was also made to study the ethnonymy of Lezgins in more detail, taking into account the time periods and historical circumstances when particular ethnonyms that denote Lezgins were recorded. The study revealed new relationships between ethnonyms. In particular, the original historical form of the ethnonym was identified, which did not differ from the modern self-name of the Lezghins.

Author Biography

  • Bedirkhan Eskenderov, Independent Researcher

    Eskenderov, Bedirkhan E. — Independent Researcher (Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, RF). E-mail: b.eskenderov@mail.ru

    For citation: Eskenderov, B. 2022. Remarks on V. F. Minorsky’s concept of the origin of the ethnonym “Lezgin”. Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik Antropologii). 3: 345–358.

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Published

12.09.2022

Issue

No. 3 (2022)

Section

Historiography, Schools and Concepts