Re: Mitanni and Matsya

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

>
> I can wholehearted agree: there are too many *wer-'s but that
> is because some of them represent early PIE **ber- rather than
> *wer-.

How do you propose to prove that any of them are from an older
'ber-'?

> In any case, the comparative evidence (e.g. HEgy <wr>, 'large',
> presents the unextended root from Nostratic.

So-called Nostratic "evidence" is unacceptable. The Nostratic
theory is an interesting but unproven idea. As of today P.I.E.
has no known relatives.

David