STAGES OF THE FORMATION OF GERMAN AND UZBEK PAREMIOLOGY

This article examines the formation of German and Uzbek paremiology from historical-linguistic and linguocultural perspectives. The evolution of paremiological units—from the period of oral folk tradition through religious and educational influence, the development of written literature, the stage of scholarly classification, and up to modern cognitive-linguistic interpretations—is analyzed on a comparative basis. The study reveals that the formation of paremiology in both languages follows common typological patterns; however, their semantic sources have developed on different cultural and religious foundations.