TY - JOUR TI - On the limnonyms khövsgöl and kosogol and their ethnic implications AU - Eriksson, Tom AU - Janhunen, Juha TI - On the limnonyms khövsgöl and kosogol and their ethnic implications AB - Lake Khövsgöl in northern Mongolia is known by two names: Khövsgöl and Kosogol. This paper reviews the origins of these names and their extralinguistic context. Although both names are of Turkic origin, they illustrate the evolution of the local ethnic and linguistic situation. VL - 2015 IS - Volume 20, Issue 2 PY - 2015 SN - 1427-8219 C1 - 2084-3836 SP - 89 EP - 99 DO - 10.4467/20843836SE.15.006.2792 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-etymologica-cracoviensia/artykul/on-the-limnonyms-khovsgol-and-kosogol-and-their-ethnic-implications KW - etymology KW - ethnic history KW - Mongolic KW - Turkic KW - hydronyms KW - limnonyms