Re: Mitanni and Matsya

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

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "David Russell Watson" wrote:
> >
> > How do you propose to prove that any of them are from an older
> > 'ber-'?
>
> By pointing at cognates in related languages where *b, or its
> descendant, have not been spirantized.

You're talking about P.I.E., though, which has no known
relatives. Without having first properly demonstrated
a relationship between the languages, you can't claim
cognates for them.

> > 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.
>
> You are many years behind the times.

No, your own certainty about the matter emboldens you to
represent Nostratic as an established fact, but which it
is not. Faith blinds reason.

Rick nicely summarized the actual situation at

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/56837 .

At this time I would also like to direct to the list of
Cybalist's rules at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/files/Administrative .

Please look under "Off-topic postings and pseudoscience".

David