Re: A New language tree

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 37778
Date: 2005-05-09

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
> I forgot to recognize the one pont Kazanas made with which I can
agree.
>
> He asserted that Old Indian cerebrals/retroflex consonants were once
a part of PIE.
>
> Actually, I think this very likely although no trace of them exists
outside of India.
>
> I believe the retroflex consonants (apicals) originated as apicals
followed by *o or by *WV in pre-PIE.

Examples? Any relation to the Pashto retroflex consonants?

Richard.