From: tgpedersen
Message: 51008
Date: 2007-12-27
> I think there was a root *(a)n,W-/(u)n,W- "water"Spoken in LBK-Rössen, yes.
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Op.html
> with various extensions
> -l/r
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Opr.html
> -y
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/my.html
> -t
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/pd.html
> etc
> which is loaned from some culture based on settlement on rivers,
> in Europe probably LBK-Rössen
>
> ARnaud (new)
> If I understand you properly,
> you are supposing that PIE speakers arriving in Europe
> got a certain number of roots and words
> from a pre-existing language, substrate in Europe,
> And you are further supposing that this substrate is LBK-roessen ?
> Is this correct ?
>That's correct.
> > > ===========================
> >
> There is â in the transcription.
> I'll take your word for it. I don't read Arabic.
>
> Arnaud (new)
> I cannot believe you don't read Arabic.
> I thought you could.
> I cannot understand how you can :
> - be unable to read Arabic script
> - stockpile a lot of data on Angelfire
> - support a Semitic-like substrate in western Europe.
> You can't even check Semitic data by yourself
> I still don't believe you.That's your privilege.
> Can you read Greek or Cyrillic ?Yes, why is that relevant?