Yoga Terminology in Armenian: Features and Issues of Its Localization

Abstract

In the modern world, under conditions of globalization, languages are in constant interaction with one another, as a result of which terminology from cultural, scientific, and various other domains penetrates from one language into others.
One such domain is yoga, which originated in India and has now become widespread across the world. Along with the global dissemination of yoga, its terminological system has also developed in various languages, predominantly of Sanskrit origin.
In Armenian, yoga terminology likewise consists of direct or mediated borrowings from Sanskrit and has undergone only limited linguistic analysis.
The aim of this study is to examine the features of the introduction, usage, and localization of yoga terminology in Armenian, in comparison with English and Russian.
The research is based on contemporary linguistic approaches to vocabulary development, morphology, and semantics.
Although Sanskrit borrowings continue to predominate in modern languages, the creation of native equivalents plays an important role in enhancing the comprehensibility of terms and their perception by the general public. Therefore, the systematic study and standardization of yoga terminology represent an important task in Armenian linguistics, which this research aims to address.