the Wheel and Dating PIE

[Patrick C. Ryan]

Dear Joat and IEists:

 ----- Original Message -----
From: <JoatSimeon at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 7:52 AM

> >proto-language at email.msn.com writes:

> <that Egyptian ' [hand on outstretched arm] corresponds to IE *dh/th. On that
> basis, I believe that a comparison of Egyptian r', 'sun' (ideographically
> written: a circle with >*central dot* [=axle?]) and IE *rot(h)o-, 'wheel', is
> likely. >>

[JS wrote]

> -- this would be interesting, if it weren't for the fact that the Egyptians
> didn't use wheeled vehicles (or the horse) until very late -- 2nd millenium
> BCE.  And, of course, there's no evidence at all of a genetic relationship
> between Egyptian (or Afroasiatic) and PIE.

Of course, the mere existence of our sister-list (Nostratic) suggests that
some people at some time have thought that there was some evidence of such a
relationship.

The minimal components of Nostratic are PIE and AA.

In addition to the many books which have been written to describe such a
relationship, there may be some small interest in viewing the material at

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2803/comparison.AFRASIAN.3.htm

Pat

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