b/m alternation in Thacian, Illyria and Abanian

From: Abdullah Konushevci
Message: 50478
Date: 2007-11-07

b/m alternation in anlaut, inlaut and auslaut and not p:m, as some of
our linguist declares and thinks, not knowing for -pn- > -m- change in
many inherited words, is evident in a number of words not only in
Thracian, like: Abydon :Amydon, Andrabus : Andramus, Bargos : Margos,
Basteira: Masteira, Bendis : Mendis, Doberos : Domerus, Serbolia :
Sermulia, Tibiskos : Timesis (R. Katiçiq, "Ancient Languages of the
Balkans", Mouton, 1976, p. 144), but also in a number of words of
Illyrian and Albanian, like: Abantia : Amantia (cf. Alb amë 'river' <
ap-no, attested also in river name Amar and Amana), Bathis (in
Dalmatia) : Mathis (river name Mat in Albania; cf. Alb mat 'river
bank'), Bardhylis : Mardhylis (royal name, probably related to Alb
bardhë 'white'), Albena : Almena (Hahn), but as well in bush : gë-
mushë 'bush' < *bhu-s(a:), zero-grade form of *bheuH- 'to be, exist;
grow'. I think that this characteristic feature speaks in favor of
opinion that Illyrian and Thracian makes one group of Old Balkans
languages.
Any comment?

Konushevci