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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
<akonushevci@...> wrote:
> I guess that Alb. nom. pl. in at for some masculine nouns and t
for
> feminine one is more than strange (cf.n. m. sing. çun `boy', n. pl.
> çun-at `boys', n. grep `hook', pl. gre-at `hooks' and n. f. sing.
> fushë `fiel' and n.pl. fush-at `fields').
> Taking into consideration many Illyrian tribe names, like:
Autariates,
> Dalmates, Docleates, Dardaniates, Oseriates etc. I think that we
have
> to deal with double plural endings: first is inherited Illyrian one
> at and second, for these tribe names end in consonant, -es.
> I doubt did this ending testifies about early connection of PIE
> languages with Semitic languages, for, -at and t is a plural or
> feminine ending (cf. mahluk `being', but mahluk-at `beings').
>
> Konushevci
Can it be that suffix -AIT- (compare with Greek names Danas - Danaida,
Narius - Naraida, Lithuanian surnames Sharmys - Sharmaitis, Zhygis -
Zhygaitis) is in these names? For example:
Name Autaras (compare with Baltic names Aubartas, Audangas, Audingas,
Augedas, Augraudas, Aumantas, Aurimas, Aushautas, Autrimpas, Artaras,
Gintaras, Mintaras, Viltaras) > name Autaraitis, meaning "son of
Autaras", > Autariates
Lithuanian word DALMUO, meaning QUOTIENT, > name Dalmys > name
Dalmaitis, meaning "son of Dalmys", > Dalmates
Lithuanian word DUOKLE, meaning TRIBUTE, name Duoklys > name
Duoklaitis, meaning "son of Duoklys", > Docleates
Lithuanian word DARDA, meaning IS RATTLING, > name Dardys > name
Dardonis, meaning "son of Dardys", > name Dardonaitis, meaning "son of
Dardonis", > Dardaniates
Old Prussian word AZARAN, meaning LAKE, > name Azarys > name
Azaraitis, meaning "son of Azarys", > Oseriates
Latvian word EZERS, meaning LAKE, name Ezerys > name Ezeraitis,
meaning "son of Ezerys", > Oseriates
Regards, Aigius