Main Sources of Tatar Etymology

Abstract

The article talks about the main works on the etymology of the Tatar language. The main sources of Tatar etymology are the works of the famous Turkologist Rifkat G. Akhmetyanov, author of numerous studies on the history of the Tatar language. The most important is the two-volume dictionary "Etymology of the Tatar language", which is the fruit of the scientist's many years of effort. The article provides a meaningful analysis of all editions of the etymological dictionaries of the Tatar language, compiled by Rifkat G. Akhmetyanov.