Re[4]: [tied] Re: Renfrew's theory renamed as Vasco-Caucasian

At 11:59:07 PM on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, Rick
McCallister wrote:

> --- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> At 4:06:52 PM on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, Rick
>> McCallister wrote:

>>> I'd look at the IE root of Latin verres (vel. sim.) for
>>> these. Basque urde seems to be from Latin.

>> According to Larry Trask it's an indigenous Basque word;
>> see

>> <http://www.buber.net/Basque/Euskara/Larry/WebSite/basque.sketch.html>

>> in the section 'Lexicon'. (And I wouldn't trust
>> *anything* from John Bengtson.)

> Trask did not believe in pre-IE loans into Basque
> --and I think was an error.

It also appears to be irrelevant, since you're considering
IE sources (Latin, Celtic). And he most certainly
acknowledged large numbers of loans from Latin. I very much
doubt that this pig will fly.

> I'd at least give it a try and see if works, and if Latin
> verres doesn't work, I'd consider some other IE language:
> e.g. Celtic or Lusitanian because it looks close to IE

Brian