Some folk cosmonyms and astronyms in the Komi language

In this paper the names of Venus, the North Star, the Milky Way galaxy, asterisms in the constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and Orion in the dialects of the Komi language are discussed in relation to the lexical equivalents in other Finno-Ugric languages. The main motivational features underlying nomination of cosmonyms and astronyms in the Komi language are identified, their structure is described. The material studied indicates that the motives for the nomination of space objects may not necessarily coincide in the closely related Permian languages, but may find conformity in other Finno-Ugric languages.