In
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nostratic-L/message/1667 Jens has just:
a) Reminded us that Kurylowicz found evidence that 'Vedic tape
recorders' were broken.
b) Adduced some admittedly not overwhelming evidence that the thematic
vowel in verbs and the subjunctive in athematic presents were formed
with -*h1e-.
Richard.