Re: Naming the Bastarnians (Was Re: More on Bastarnian archaeology)

> > Thus, the Sciri and Galatians of the Protogenes decree is actually
> > that eternal duality Sciri and Bastarnae.
>
> GK: My view is that the later "Bastarnae" = Sciri+Galatians,
> "bound" in the non-derogatory sense,

'Bound' meant "slave". In what way is that non-derogatory?

****GK: Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastarnae#Name_etymology 

"The origin of the tribal name is uncertain. One possible derivation is from the proto-Germanic word *bastjan (from Proto-Indo-European root word *b^has) means "binding" or "tie".^[3] In this case, Bastarnae may have had the original meaning of an alliance or bund of tribes. " I prefer this analysis to yours.

 

as for "a derivation from Old Persian, Avestan bast- "bound, tied; slave" this seems to say that "slave" is only one sense. Others resemble the above.*****