Albanian words that Cognate with Illyrian
Andena/Andes/Andio/Antis — personal Illyrian names based on a root-word and- or ant-, found in both the southern and the Dalmatian-Pannonian (including modern Bosnia and Herzegovina) onomastic provinces; cf. Alb. andë (northern Albanian dialect, or Gheg) and ëndë (southern Albanian dialect or Tosk) "appetite, pleasure, desire, wish"; Andi proper name, Andizetes, an Illyrian people inhabiting the Roman province of Panonia.
aran "field"; cf. Alb. arë; plural ara
Ardiaioi/Ardiaei, name of an Illyrian people, cf. Alb. ardhja "arrival" or "descent", connected to hardhi "vine-branch, grape-vine", with a sense development similar to Germanic *stamniz, meaning both stem, tree stalk and tribe, lineage. However, the insufficiency of this theory is that so far there is no certainty as to the historical or etymological development of either ardhja/hardhi or Ardiaioi, as with many other words.
Bilia "daughter"; cf. Alb. bijë, dial. bilë
Bindo/Bindus, an Illyrian deity from Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina; cf. Alb. bind "to convince" or "to make believe", përbindësh "monster".
bounon, "hutt, cottage"; cf. Alb bun.
brisa, "husk of grapes"; cf. Alb bërsí "lees, dregs; mash" ( < PA *brutiā)
Barba- "swamp", a toponym from Metubarbis; possibly related to Alb. bërrakë "swampy soil"
can- "dog"; related to Alb. qen
Daesitiates, a name of an Illyrian people, cf. Alb. dash "ram", corresponding contextually with south Slavonic dasa "ace", which might represent a borrowing and adaptation from Illyrian (or some other ancient language).
mal, "mountain"; cf. Alb mal
bardi, "white"; cf. Alb bardhë
drakoina "supper"; cf. Alb. darke, dreke
drenis, "deer"; cf. Alb dre, dreni
delme "sheep"; cf. Alb dele, Gheg dialect delme
dard, "pear"; cf. Alb dardhë
Hyllus (the name of an Illyrian king); cf. Alb. yll (hyll in some northern dialects) "star", also Alb. hyj "god", Ylli proper name.
sīca, "dagger"; cf. Alb thikë or thika "knife"
Ulc-, "wolf" (pln. Ulcinium); cf. Alb ujk "wolf", ulk (Northern Dialect)
loúgeon, "pool"; cf. Alb lag, legen "to wet, soak, bathe, wash" ( < PA *lauga), lëgatë "pool" ( < PA *leugatâ), lakshte "dew" ( < PA laugista)
mag- "great"; cf. Alb. i madh "big , great"
mantía "bramblebush"; Old and dial. Alb mandë "berry, mulberry" (mod. Alb mën, man)
rhinos, "fog, mist"; cf. Old Alb ren "cloud" (mod. Alb re, rê) ( < PA *rina)
Vendum "place"; cf. Proto-Alb. wen-ta (Mod. Alb. vend)









