Re: [tied] Re: Albanian names (2) -> Besa, Besiana (Iulia Bessa - P

From: alex
Message: 26881
Date: 2003-11-04

m_iacomi wrote:
> one has still to prove that "Bessa" was a _Dacian_ word and not
> a _Latin_ name for some ethnic Dacians;
> Cheers,
> Marius Iacomi

It wasn't Latin. Maybe Latinised but there is no specialy phonetical
aspect of morphological aspect to show it as 100% latinised word.
Why I say the word was not Latin`? Herodot mention them long time any
Latium existed.

Alex