Balkans (was: Rom. tsarca - Lit. s^Ძa - Serdica and Balkans)

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 35296
Date: 2004-12-04

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "cristi mindrut"
<cristi_mindrut@...> wrote:
> I'd also like to ask you about the origin of the word Balkan, and
if
> there is any relation to Balkh/Bokhara in Afghanistan, i'm
thinking
> about the ancient MassaGetae who came as Alans (Ammianus
Marcellinus
> calls Alans as former MassaGetae) in today Bulgaria. is there any
> Indo European connection for this Balkan word ?

It would seem not. There's a discusssion of the word starting at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/13083 .

Richard.