I have quite the gap of knowledge between the ancient peoples of the region such as the Dacians and Thracians and the groups that now inhabit the area. Where did they originate from? Was it a similar story to Hungary and the Magyar nomads?
For Albanians the most accepted theory is either illyrian origin or thracian-dacian origin. All 3 were native balkan people. For slavs like the croats serbs etc most likely extended out from lands near belarus and north ukraine