Where does “Dardani” come from?

Dardani (Latin) comes from Italian Dardano, from Latin Dardanus, from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος, from Ancient Greek δάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *dapťō.

Dardani (Latin): A Thraco-Illyrian tribe who inhabited a region in the Balkans

Definitions

  1. A Thraco-Illyrian tribe who inhabited a region in the Balkans

Ancestry of “Dardani”, step by step

Dardani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Dardano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianDardanoDardanus
2LatinDardanussituated between Ophrynium and Abydus
3Ancient GreekΔάρδανοςa Dardanian, a Trojan
4Ancient GreekδάπτωI eat, devour, as wild beasts; I consume, corrode
5Proto-Hellenic*dapťō—

via Proto-Albanian dardā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandardāpear, pear tree
2Proto-Albaniandardato spill, pour
3Proto-Indo-Europeandard-—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dapťō →Every word from Ancient Greek δάπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος →