From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 26877
Date: 2003-11-04
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From: "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 2:12 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Albanian names (2) -> Besa, Besiana ("Google 1720" to
"Google zero")
> I suppose that you know very well what happens when you try to make
> searches and to find out conclusions, when you search outside the
> current context of that problem.
> In your examples, as like in the Miguel's one, the context is
> wittingly ignored...
No, my Bessarabia example doesn't ignore the context. If the etymology of
the name were more obscure than it is, you'd probably add it to your list of
"bes' words". Do you want to say that your coincidences are somehow more
significant than other coincidences because Dacia/Romania is a special place
where things don't happen by chance? A short string of segments like /bes-/
is bound to pop up here and there by pure coincidence -- full stop.
Actually, it can be demonstrated _with certainty_ that Thracian Bess- simply
can't have anything to do with Albanian besë. I'll show you the proof if
you're interested; all one needs is a little familiarity with Albanian
historical linguistics.
Piotr