Re: PIE * bhendh-

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <bm.brian@...> wrote:

>
> > IMHO, the study of the IE family itself is actually a case
> > of long-range comparative work.
>
> Then you're using the term 'long-range' in a very
> idiosyncratic way.
>

Well, considering the entity commonly called "PIE" isn't actually a
single language but a conglomerate of several different varieties spoken
over a wide geographical area through a time-span of several millenia, I
think this is fully justified.