Johane Derite
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For example Albanian dhëmb (tooth) is coming from PIE "gombhos" you can see the switch from "g" to "dh.From same root Lithuanian zambas,Greek gomphos etc
In Lithunian you have Satemization *ǵ > *ź,while in Albanian ǵ > *dh
From what i can find linguist think probably that PIE "g" become "dz" in proto-Albanian and then "dh".
It all depends in the chronology. Its obvious these "Bard-" names in illyrian and messapian are related. There is also the messapic city "bardulos" which linguists belive means "grey". Obviously a cognate.
Since we have literal documented use of this word, the actual source should take primacy, and not the speculated transitional phoneme which is the opinion of a linguist or two.
Its just all against occams razor