Re: [tied] decem

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

> Etymologies explaininng "Decebalus" as 'ten swords', 'tenfold
> strength' (quasi Skt. das'a-bala-) or even 'ten dicks' (assuming that
> <-balus> = pHallos) seem to me to be a bit on the fanciful side. My
> personal suspicion is that <-balus> = Gaul. -valos 'chief, prince',
> and that the first element is Celtic too: *dek-/*deg- 'good, worthy,
> suitable' < PIE *dek^- 'accept', cf. OIr. dech 'best', Lat. decus,
> decet, dignus, Skt. das'as-, etc.). A 'worthy chief', then?
>
> Piotr
>

To me too if I am very honest to you. In Rom. Lang, names as "Haiducul
Sapte Cai" are OK but I am not sure if this is a properly name for a
king.
What should speak tough against "*deke" = "ten"?
I have an ideea what about but I tell you after your answer (if you have
any):-))

Alex