The Prizren-Has region in Kosovo was inhabited by an Albanian population even in the 1200-1400. These are some of the villages from
the Ottoman registers of 1452 , I have bolded the typical Albanian names (Take into consideration Albanians bore Slavic and Christian names too)
Village Gorožup (Gorozhup): Martin,
Progon,
Đon (Gjon), Lazar,
Đon (Gjon), Čubran (?),
Đin (Gjin), Nikola,
Đin (Gjin), Staniša,
Đin (Gjin),
Đerđi (Gjergj), Dimitri,
Đerđi (Gjergj), Dimitri,
Đerđi (Gjergj), Đin (Gjin), Pavli, Đin (Gjin), Marćen (?), Đon (Gjon), Andreja, Vlk, Nikola,
Tanuš (Tanush), Bazrek (possibly a misspelling of Mazrek),
Pavli, Tanuš (Tanush),
Đon (Gjon), Dimitri,
Pavli, D'minko, Pavli, D'minko, Nikola,
Đerđi (Gjergj), Hrebeljan,
Bardo (Bardhë), Stepan
Village Kojushe:
Đerđi (Gjergj), Đon (Gjon), Đerđi (Gjergj), Andreja, Đerđi (Gjergj), Pavli, Tanuš (Tanush), Andreja,
Pavli, Nikola,
Đerđi (Gjergj), Tanuš (Tanush), Đin (Gjin), Nikola, Petri,
Đin (Gjin), Đon (Gjon)
(Village Zym): Nikola, Niko,
Đerđi (Gjergj), Dimitri,
Pavli,
Zgur (a corruption of Skur(r)a),
Lik (Lika), Nikola, Niko, Bogoslav
This one is an Albanian toponym 'Zhur' : Village Žur (Zhur): Krajslav, Brat, Olivera, Stojan,
Badra (misspelling of Barda), Raško, Nekša (possibly a misspelling of Meksha),
Đin (Gjin),
Tanuš (Tanush), Pavli, Dimitri, Kalina (?), Jugan (?),
Barda (Bardhë), Marko, Bogdan, Novak, Ivan, Božić
Village Mazrek: Strahinja,
Đon (Gjon),
Đerđi (Gjergj),
Mazrak, Bardo (Bardhë), Progon, Sunbula (?),
Đon (Gjon), Stepan, Tudor,
Pavli,
Mazrek, Đon (Gjon), Lješ (Llesh)
Certainly not just the 17th century
And these are literally just a few villages
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