If Basque and Etruscan have common sound changes, then
they also have cognates. So, what are the proposed
cognates for Basque and Etruscan?
Are you proposing Bq hi and Etr mi as cognate?
If so, it might explain proto-Basque lack of /m/.
But that would destroy certain sand castles that rely
on a purported /m/ in proto-Basque, which as Trask and
Mitxelena pointed out, didn't exist
Let's see what you can come with
I have no horses in this race and would be pleased to
any of you convincing link Basque and Etruscan
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