Re: [tied] Re: Albanian origins and much more

Vassil Karloukovski wrote:

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> in fact the form "Plovdiv" is first attested only as late as in
> the 15-th century. Before that it was called "P@...", "P@...@ldin/
> Pop@...", "Pl@...". Could "P@..." be from "Pulpudeva" as well,
> or it is from "Philippopolis"?
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> Regards,
> Vassil

I don't see how P&ldin could derive from Philippopolis neither I can see how
it will derive from Pulpudeva.
It appears just the name "pulpu" "phillipo" was kept, the another part for
"city" got lost or it was replaced. I am not aware how one can get "din"
from "deva".

Alex