From: darkstar100@...
Message: 64201
Date: 2009-06-16
>No, the idea is that Proto-Turkic is either Indo-Iranian or early Iranian. Comparing it to PIE is rather pointless, because of phonological and geographical distance, let alone the precariousness of the PIE reconstructions. It's seen as a Satem language (*Ser, *Su"re-q = hundred, heart) with no direct connections to the western IELs.
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Francesco Brighenti" <frabrig@> wrote:
> >
> He/she would be better off comparing Turkic and PIE sound correspondences which is likely to be a more useful approach.
>