Vendum

Etymology
From. Ultimatily disputed.
 * The spelling Vend- should be preferred since the initial a- could be a later Latin prapeposition agglutinated. Tentatively the name could be related to the nasal form of the IE root *ueid- 'to see, know', like in the Gaulish adjective *vindos 'white'. Actually, the town belonged to the Iapodes, often related to the neighbouring Celtic Carni. Less likely, if the original spelling was Avend-, the IE root *au(e)- 'to flow' could be invoked, more precisely, a participe form *auent- 'the flowing'.Sciaretta, Antontio.


 * Possible cognate to Albanian, suggesting the toponomy of "the Place"


 * From 1705 to 2004, over 60 different scholars have claimed that the modern Albanian language is descended from Illyrian.  This would Put the reconstructed Proto-Albanian  as an ancestor to the modern Albanian word and Illyrian toponym. It is also the gerundium of  However, lack of any incriptions may not be sufficient to sustain any clear identification of linguistic affinities.

Proper noun

 * 1) historical Illyrian city, modern Brlog in Croatia.