Re: [tied] Re: Europeans descend from Basques

Thanks, Peter. I'd be curious about details--in what way is the relation
plausible?
Anne

>From: "P&G" <petegray@...>
>Reply-To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
>To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Europeans descend from Basques
>Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:49:37 +0100
>
> > > Stupid question: was Etruscan related to IE, and if so how?
> > Plausible but unproven.
>
>(a) My German friends often say to me, there are no stupid questions, only
>stupid answers. I think it's a phrase they must learn at school.
>(b) In addition to the answers already given, it's worth noting that
>Etruscan is related - if at all - not so much to IE as to PIE. It is not
>an IE language, since it does not share the common birth of all IE
>languages
>in PIE. At best it would be a sister language to PIE.
>
>Peter
>

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