Dating the final IE unity

[Hans Holm]

SF>>Sanskrit, Hittite should certainly add another 2000 years, wouldn't
SF>>you say?

SF>Nope, not even close!  It is about 500 years more differentiated, plus
SF>or minus a few years.

.. how will you know? I sometimes feel to be at an auction here..

SF>Phonologically, and (with some exceptions) grammatically, it is quite
SF>archaic.

.. again: how will you know? In the contrary, (not only to me) it seems
rather contaminated.

Regards
Hans J. Holm
D-30629 Hannover