Re: [tied] Albanian anthroponym GJIN

Abdullah Konushevci wrote:

> If we accept Jen's etymology of Alb. <gjegj> `to hear, to answer'
> from PIE *sagi- `to seek out' as plausible, I found this name as
> substantivised adjective in –no, through rule VDV = V (D `voiced
> stop'). So, perform should be *sagi-no and should be related to Greek
> hegemon from Greek verb he:geisthai `to lead'. I believe that this
> name proves again that ruler was equated in antiquity with saint, as
> testifies the harbor's name Shën Gjini (Saint Gjin).

An interesting possibility, though, given the number of alternative
preforms that might or might not underlie <Gjin> it would be difficult
to prove if no related appellative has survived. What's wrong with the
traditional explanation of the name as a byform of <Gjon>?

Piotr