Re: Croatian: Etymology

--- In cybalist@egroups.com, kalyan97@... wrote:

> Here is an URL link to an ongoing debate on the etymology of
> 'Croatian'.
>
> http://www.dalmatia.net/croatia/history/arachosia/index.htm
>
> I would deeply appreciate insights and comments on the etymological
> problem.
>
> Regards.
> Dr. S. Kalyanaraman

Sorry I cannot throw any light on this but I'm sure I read that the
word Serb is also of Persian origin. The plot thickens.
Regards
David James