This article is devoted to the principles of the nomination of domestic animals in the ancient Greek and Sanskrit languages, one of the traditional research venues of historical linguistics. At first it brings to the attention of the reader the wild animal nomination principles, derived by L. Bodson, and then attempts to apply this theory to the names ofcows in the mentioned ancient languages. The article describes possible variants of motivation for different cow names in both languages. At the end, the features of the nomination of cow in ancient Greek and Sanskrit are compared, and new patterns are derived regarding the names of domestic animals. The research relies on comparative analisys of lexical units and their etymological roots. The article also discusses the disputable issues that require for the additional research.
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