Philistine names and terms

[Angela]

This article not only includes information on the Philistine language, but on the Philistines as a people and a culture.

If we get a better picture of them genetically we may understand a number of things better, including the ethnogenesis of the Jewish people.

See:
https://www.academia.edu/30113886/M...terranean_Archaeology_and_Heritage_4_4_321-40

 

[Tomenable]

Were the Philistines Indo-European speakers?

 

[MOESAN]

I did not read the paper. I'm not googled to date.
But Bernard Sergent seemed thinking they were (Pelaistini) a kind of archaic Macro-Italic speaking people come from Greece, if I remember well. With some possible links with the Pelasges whose name with a -G- could be a popular mistaken etymology. Waiting more info.

 

[Diomedes]

My understanding is the the Philistines are from Crete and somehow migrated to that part of the world. Plus the name Philistines, resembles to word Φαιστός (Phaistos).

 

[Yetos]

So as I expected, again a proof of my believes,

Seren = tyrant maybe same with Serden of sea peoples,

I am still waiting the time that

Seren = Tyrant = Thyrrenian

:cool-v:

 

[Diomedes]

Could it be that the Sea Peoples, aka Hyksos, were people from Sicily, or Sardinia?