▁up ▁interpret ations ▁on ▁the ▁assumed ▁proto - Al ban ian ▁Ur heim at ▁and ▁society ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁re construct ed ▁lex icon . ▁ ▁Past oral ism ▁That ▁Alban ian ▁poss esses ▁a ▁rich ▁and ▁" el abor ated " ▁past oral ▁voc ab ul ary ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁suggest ▁Alban ian ▁society ▁in ▁ancient ▁times ▁was ▁past oral , ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁trans hum ance , ▁and ▁stock - bre eding ▁particularly ▁of ▁sheep ▁and ▁go ats . ▁Joseph ▁takes ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lex emes ▁in ▁question ▁have ▁" ex act ▁counter parts " ▁in ▁Roman ian . ▁ ▁They ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁cattle ▁bre ed ers ▁given ▁the ▁vast ness ▁of ▁preserved ▁native ▁voc ab ul ary ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁cow ▁bre eding , ▁mil king ▁and ▁so ▁forth , ▁while ▁words ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁dogs ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁loan ed . ▁Many ▁words ▁concerning ▁horses ▁are ▁preserved , ▁but ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁horse ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁loan . ▁ ▁H yd ron ym s ▁ ▁H yd ron ym s ▁present ▁a ▁complicated ▁picture ; ▁the ▁term ▁for ▁" se a " ▁( det ) ▁is ▁native ▁and ▁an ▁" Al b ano - G erman ic " ▁innov ation ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁depth , ▁but ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁mar itime ▁voc ab ul ary ▁is ▁loan ed . ▁W ords ▁referring ▁to ▁large ▁streams ▁and ▁their ▁banks ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁lo ans