First, in Medieval Greek the country used to be also called Albanitia, where Kartvelian 'Albaneti' is clearly hidden:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania#Etymology_and_terminology
And second, to develop the idea of 'Albania' to be, in fact, 'A + L(u)bania', here is a question:
What is the etymology of quite a widespread surname of Alibania? If there is none, I seem to have one:
Alibania <-- Alybania <-- Alubania
How about that?
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