Re: [tied] Where are the IE speaking horse riding pastoral nomads?

From: ND
Message: 37161
Date: 2005-04-13

> mkelkar2003 wrote:
>
> > http://www.continuitas.com/interdisciplinary.pdf>
> >
> >
> > "If IE or Iranian people had been the first horse
> riders, as
> > maintained by the traditional theory, we would
> expect to find a large
> > number of IE or Iranian words also in neighboring
> areas, instead of
> > this conspicous seris of Turkic loandwords
> (Alinei 2003, page 17)."
>

This is simply not true, since such words are easily
found, if one truly wishes to look for them.

And there is a close link between IE speakers and
horses, which is clearly traceable, as well a
specifically Indo-Iranian link (eg. Kikkuli, the Umman
Manda). I would suggest that you have a look at the
following to gain a better, and one hopes clearer,
perspective: Vernant, Cassin, Hancar, Uchitel,
Lejeune, Protsch, Drews, Berger.

Best,
Nirmal Dass




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