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 language, borrowed from the Greek with the metal itself; which, as stated by the Periplus in §§49 and 56, came to India from the west.

See also Movers, Phönizier, Vol. III; Beckmann, op. cit., II, 206–230.

8. Malao is the modern Berbera, 10° 25′N., 45° 5′E. It is now the leading port of this coast, the capital of British Somaliland, and the center of the caravan trade to the interior. Glaser (Skizze,

Periplus 079 Berberah.png From Burton: First Footsteps in East Africa.