Ethnonyms formed on the basis of lexical units denoting an occupation, professions

Ethnonyms are one of the most interesting, important and necessary directions of Azerbaijani onomasticism. Ethnonyms contain valuable information about the history of the people. Ethnonyms among onomastic units are considered one of the most ancient and stable lexical units of the language. They retain linguistic information related to the history of the language; the article examines ethnonyms formed on the basis of artistic and professional expressions of Azerbaijan, such as Yurdu, Sabunchu, Shatyr, Kepenekchi, Eherchi, as well as toponyms formed on their basis. These onomastic units were created in differrent periods of history. Some of the oldest names of the professions found in the ethnonym involved in the study are archaic from the point of view of the modern Azerbaijani language. Their significance can be explained only when referring to the sources of modern Turkic dialects and dialects. So far, some studies have been conducted on ethnonymy in Azerbaijani onomasticism. However, although some linguistic research is being carried out in this area, many problems remain to be solved. One of the tasks before them is to collect ethnonyms, give them a scientific explanation and determine the range of distribution.