> Is anybody aware of the etymology of the toponym (Caucasian) Albania? ...
I do know that, but I am sending you the names of the ancestors of one
my friend Albanian (from tribe Malisori in Montenegro), because it sounds interesting:
Pata
Keci ("c" soften than "ch")
Lazri
Gega
Gozdjeni
Pepa
Cama
Ula
Leka
Vuksani
Smajli
Hadzva ("dz" like "j")
Ujka
Preka
Djoni ("dj" soften than "j")
Do you recognize any IE root in them?
Milos Bogdanovic