Pelasgian
Meanings
noun
- An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.
name
- The language spoken by the Pelasgians.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, their culture, etc.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) + -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.
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