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Wilkes, John (1992). The Illyrians.Quote:
Names of individuals peoples may have been formed in a similar fashion, Taulantii from ‘swallow’ (cf. the Albanian tallandushe) or Erchelei the ‘eel-men’ and Chelidoni the ‘snail-men’. The name of the Delmatae appears connected with the Albanian word for ‘’sheep’ delmë) and the Dardanians with for ‘pear’ (dardhë)."
Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture.
'' Pavle Ivić and Alexandru Rosetti have connected the name Bardylis with Albanian i bardhë "white",[6][7] There is another opinion that connects the name Bardylis with both Alb. i bardhë "white" and Alb. yll "star". According to Stuart Edward Mann, the second version is a folk etymology.[8] According to German linguist Paul Kretschner the name Bardylis is connected with the word "bardulos", which according to him means "grey" in the language of the Messapii in southern Italy.[9] ''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardylis