Re: Origin of Sanskrit

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <bm.brian@...> wrote:

> At 12:12:09 PM on Wednesday, October 10, 2012,
> Bhrihskwobhloukstroy wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > ONLY IF we postulate (postulate) that all IA languages go
> > back to a single PIA language we can discuss about the
> > size of such Homeland (and still I don't see any
> > demonstration on whatever side); if we postulate that they
> > don't go back to a single PIA language, PIA is necessarily
> > to be seen as a wide diasystem (diasystems have no
> > territorial limits, cf. Proto-Amerind if You believe in
> > it).
>
> I don't even see any reason to take it seriously.
>
> Brian

On the one hand listmember "Bhrihskwobhloukstroy" compares the size of PIE with that of Proto-Western Romance, and on the other, with that of Proto-Amerind. These two proto-languages are separated by 10ky!

I guess he should decide for one or the other, no?

Francesco