--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, "H.M. Hubey" <hubeyh@...> wrote:

> It looks like there is a possibility of ny>n and ny>y (e.g.
> palatalization) and there is also
> the possibility of dy>d, dy>y, etc. Then there is the almost
> unbelievable possibility of
> *nd-. In the beginning there was the WORD and nobody could

pronounce it :-)

I understand it's as difficult as the st- clusters seen in some
exotic West Eurasian languages. (I jest not!)

Richard.