Introduction to the History of the Indo-European Languages

2nd millennium According Aetolia Albanian ancient appears Asia Minor Balkan Peninsula Balto-Slavic basis borrowings called century century B. C. changes comes common comparative-historical compared conclusion considered consonant corresponds Dacian Daco-Mysian derived dialect Elymian established Etruscan examples existed explained fact Georgiev Germanic Greek groups Hesych Hitt Hittite IE languages Illyrian important Indo-European Indo-Iranian influence inscriptions instance island Italy Knossos known labiovelars later Latin laws linguistics Lith Lycian meaning method millennium B. C. mountain Mycenaean origin palatalization Pelasgian period personal name phonetic Phrygian place names population possible pre-Greek preserved probably problem reason recorded region relationship river root shift shows similar sing Slavic so-called specific structure suffix territory texts theory Thracian Toch Tocharian toponyms town tribes tributary typical velars vowel western