Re: [tied] Re: Interpreting some Scythian names

No, it isn't a typo, I saw such an opinion expressed somewhere by Henning Andersen, I think (the source is out of my reach it at the moment, so I can't verify what I vaguely recall). By "the contrary", do you mean that there is a closer genetic relationship between _West_ Baltic and Slavic? The best starting point, I suppose, is to assume that East Baltic, West Baltic and Slavic are three roughly coordinate daughters of Proto-Balto-Slavic, and then try to falsify that null hypothesis by pointing to common innovations.

Piotr

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From: Sergejus Tarasovas

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:58 AM

Subject: [tied] Re: Interpreting some Scythian names

I'm a bit puzzled by the statement that "perhaps even with East Baltic being genetically closer to Slavic than either group is to West Baltic." All that we know of Old Prussian and Jotvingian points, IMO, to the contrary. Before I provide specific argumentation I must be sure this is not a typo.