Might Hurro-Urartian and North-Caucasian Languages Be Derived from (or Related to) Indo-European?

Abstract

Several basic-lexicon etymologies, with regular sound correspondences, suggest Hurro-Urartian (HU) might be derived from (or related to) Proto-Indo-European (PIE). Preliminary evidence suggests North-Caucasian (NC) languages might also be related to PIE – in particular, to Iranian languages and Armenian.

KEYWORDS: reconstruction, Proto-Indo-European, Hurro-Urartian, North-Caucasian, etymology