Proper methodology (was: RE: [tied] Re: Mother of all IE languages)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:56:54 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
> wrote:
>
> >Alright, so -a:ku etc is from Proto-Nostratic. What happened to

that

> >root in those Nostratic languages which don't have it?
>
> It's present in PAA (-ku), PIE (-h2(a)), PKartv (xw-), PUral. (-k),

PEA

> (-ka, -ng).
>

You are a master of dodging the question. Perhaps I should draw the
inference myself: Since it is present only in Proto-Nostratic and
PAA, PIE, PUral. and PEA, it has disappeared from those other
branches. Yes/no?

Torsten