This is mainly due to the fact that tribal stories of Murr Dedi's origins claim he arrived from the sea, or was found near it.
[6] Some have believed the name "Murr Dedi" may in fact be a translation of the Black Sea, and that the tribes had come from that region, possibly being Thracian in origin.
[10][11] Genetically, the tribe of Berisha and Mërturi are considered to be related patrilineally, which may support this oral tradition.
However, three different tribe also claim descent from Murr Dedi, though from another one of his sons, Dit Miri, alleged brother of Pog Murri, ancestor of Berisha and Mërturi.
[12][13][14] However, while the other tribes do claim descent from a common male ancestor, Thaçi and Mirdita do not, as they come from a union of different families.
Toka e Kreut is said to have been completely surrounded by water, and it was a catastrophic flood which caused a few men to take their boats and search for new lands.
The men had sailed until their ora (a white dove) directed them towards a land abundant with pear trees.
[15] Another oral legend from the tribe of Berisha finds similarities to the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus.
Mahmurr Deti had grown and had children of his own, and then became the progenitor of the tribe of Berisha, who then called him Murr Dedi for short.
[19] In another tradition, the ancestor of the Shala is named as Zog Diti, the son of Dit Murri and grandson of Murr Dedi.
Likewise, in this tradition the Shala appear as patrilineal kin with the Shoshi and Mirdita, formed by Zog's brothers Mark and Mir Diti.