Re: (was The reason for Caesar's ...) HORSA vs. EXWA

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Torsten" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>
> > Yes, I know. But your proposal seems to be very unlikely for
> > chronological reasons.
>
> What chronological reasons?
>
> I am pretty sure that at the time my chronology suggests the loan took

place horses didn't have wheels.

>

According to archaeological data, the domestication of the horse took
place around 4,000-3,500 BC, long before your Mari form was developped
and carts were invented. Don't forget the Germanic word for 'horse' is
also found in Yeniseian but not in Uralic.