It is firmly established since (at least) the 1980s that Balto-Slavic, Baltic and Slavic show a strong Uralic substrate, even though many details are still the subject of ongoing controversies. Here is how the Baltic linguistic area was described in Thomason’s Language Contact (2001): Overall, the Baltic area has the same characteristics as the Balkan … Continue reading Tug of war between Balto-Slavic and West Uralic (II)