Abstract
This method employs the linguistic evolution of the terminology of the ritual of sacrifice. The primary focus is on how words and expressions that were initially associated with the ritual of sacrifice have undergone semantic changes and acquired secondary meanings in contemporary discourse. By analyzing historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts, the article explores the mechanisms of metaphorization, metonymic expansion, and the integration of ritual lexicon into everyday cultural language. The article examines the lexical consequences arising from ritual utterances and their semantic transformation under the term "scriptonyms." The study is based on the analysis of four languages: Kazakh, Karakalpak, Turkish, and Azerbaijani. These languages share common historical and cultural ties, making them ideal for studying how sacrificial terminology has been preserved, transformed, and reinterpreted over time. Thus, the research highlights the role of ritual speech in maintaining and transmitting norms, values, and collective linguistic-cultural experience to future generations. The study employs qualitative analysis, including methods of content analysis and linguistic ethnography. These approaches allow for a comprehensive examination of the origins of scriptonyms and how ritual-based expressions evolve into more generalized cultural symbols. This research also emphasizes the role of language in preserving ethnocultural identity, which is increasingly at risk due to globalization. By focusing on the complex interrelations between rituals and linguistic development, this study contributes to a broader understanding of language change and its role in cultural continuity. The analyzed scriptonyms and their linguistic-cultural concepts may serve as tools that facilitate intercultural communication and the interpretation of original word meanings within the Turkic-speaking world.