Re: [tied] Re: Odd "Gaulish" words

Mine, I don't know about Torsten, is

Nostratic
1. Afro-Asiatic
2. Sumerian
3. Elamite
4. Dravidian
5. Kartvelian
6. Eurasiatic (Illich-Svitich's Nostratic)
A. IE
B. Uralic-Yukaghir
C. Eskimo-Aleut
D. Chukchi-Kamchatkan
E. Nivx
F. Turkic
G. Mongolic
H. Tungusic
I. Korean
J. Japanese
with many possible adjustments such as Altaic,
Macro-Altaic (with K-J), Uralic-Eskimo-Aleut, etc.


--- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:

> May I know what is your point of view
> about the closest genetic relationship
> of Indo-European with something else ?
>
> What perimeter do you ascribe to "Nostratic" ?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tgpedersen
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:21 AM
> Subject: [Courrier indésirable] [tied] Re: Odd
> "Gaulish" words
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> > Gamba < *genwa "leg" versus Latin genu "knee".
> > Supposed to be from Greek kampê "curve".
> > Meillet considers that Gaulish origin is
> unproved.
>
> You can find that among a pile of other strange
> stuff in
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Hng.html
>
> Torsten
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