History knew the part of the territory where Kosovo is today, called Dardani, as part of a larger concept, called "Illyria". The etymology of the name Dardania has been associated with the Albanian word "dardha" meaning pear.  Bardyllis was a king of Dardania whose name in Albanian literally means "White-Star" from Bardh(White) and Yll(Star) Much wider than the part where Kosovo now lies, the former Dardania reached as far as Nis in the north, coming as far as Skopje, in the east there were the rivers Morava and Varadari and in the west the mountains of the Autoratories. However, in the first century BCE, this geographical area fell under Roman rule, making Dardania a Roman province. Could this name have Illyrian origins? An interpretation about the Illyrian origin is given by the Croatian academic Josip Roglic, who in his writings mentions that the geographical names of the Illyrian Peninsula belong to the Illyrian language, thus the geographical term "Kosovo" belongs to the old Illyrian language. Its basis is based on the fact that the name "Kosovo" is also found in some countries such as Dalmatia, Bosnia and Northern Macedonia. "I must say that the name Kosovo we as an indigenous people do not encounter in the time of Illyria and Dardania", In this regard, some other authors call this attempt of Serbia for Slavic etymology constructed. Another theory is that throughout the territory of present-day Kosovo since antiquity we encounter a large number of Dardanian castles, which were later fortified by the Romans. So the theory says that "Kos" is a continuation of the ancient word "Kas" which refers to huts or castles. "I share a different opinion that the name of Kosovo derives from Kas-Kast-Kastle that falls to the castle.  So the place of Castles because from Zvecan to Lipjan there were many castles ", says the historian Izet Miftari. The name Kosovo is based on the complaint "kas".  Kasovo, Kasua, Kasovia from written sources and geographical maps of the XVII century.  Kasa, from Old Latin means house.  So we are dealing with an urbanized place where there are houses ", says for RTV Dukagjini, Enver Rexha. The name of a mining town, "Kasovo", is mentioned by various European roadmaps, as is the case of an English roadmap during 1601. Also quoted is another author, the albanologist Johann Georg von Hahn who describes the location of that city Among other things, this is evidenced by maps of the Ottoman period of 1854. Even French authors of that time describe the road to that city with the phrase "Boschi Cossova" or the mountains of Kosovo. This town is thought to be the village of Bellasica, in the northwest of the Prishtina region.  During the field research, materials of a medieval fortification were found there. Research has also been done along the road line that has crossed that area of ​​that potential metallurgical city. the Bellasica area does not seem to be the only research to uncover the truth.  Research has also been done in the northeast of Prishtina, respectively in the village of Siqevë. At that time Bellasica Castle is also thought to have been under the jurisdiction of Kassova Castle. Even on Italian and German maps of the time, our country is written under the name "Kasova" - citing a piece of advice that existed northeast of Pristina. Even from the writings of the Ottoman Empire of the time, on the eve of the battle of Kosovo in the XV century. "There are some Italian and German maps, the name Kosovo is not mentioned but Kasova.  The map clearly shows that in the northeast of Prishtina there was a castle Kosova… This is also supported by the writings of Evliya Qelebi, in the 17th century, who was an Ottoman explorer who traveled to the territories of the former Ottoman Empire for 40 years. That the origin of the name Kosovo is based on Latin, says the British Encyclopedia. "An interesting information is given by the British Encyclopedia which says that the name Kosovo has a Latinized basis", says Enver Rexha, Director of Archeology of Kosovo.

• published: 15 Jan 2022
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