Re: [tied] Re: genetic gaps

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 20087
Date: 2003-03-19

John:
>Given the lack of similarity between Tyrrhenian and Uralic,
>and that PIE has links to both do you see the links between the
>three going
>
>Tyrrhenian <--> PIE <--> Uralic?

No, I consider Tyrrhenian and IE to be part of a larger Indo-
Tyrrhenian grouping that is on a par with Boreal (Uralic-Yuk.,
EskAleut, CKam). Uralic is a representative of Boreal and
IE is a representative of IndoTyrrhenian. Both Boreal and
IndoTyrrhenian derive from Proto-Steppe.


_______________________________________
| | |
IndoTyrrhenian Boreal |
_______|____ ______|______ |
| | ___|___ | |
| | | | | |
| IE Ural. Yuk. EskAleut Altaic
Tyrrhenian
__|_____
| _|______________
| | ___|____
| | | |
EteoCyp Lemnian Etruscan Rhaetic


- gLeN


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