没有哪种野蛮人能像通常所称的印欧人那样源远流长,名扬四方。没有任何发现能产生这样一个如海市蜃楼般的可能性,即众多的欧亚语言由一个共同的语源所派生,我们必须去探求使用这种语源的人们以及他们在远古时期的故乡。一个多世纪以来,这种探求始终同样承受着来自科学与偏见的双重挑战。事实也许会与此相悖,但这种诱惑依然在那里向人们招 No savage can have a long history, as the so-called Indo-European peoples are known for. There is no discovery that produces such a mirage-like possibility that a large number of Eurasian languages ​​are derived from a common etymology, and we must search for people who use that source and their homeland in ancient times. For more than a century, this quest has always borne the same double challenge of science and prejudice. The truth may be contrary to this, but the temptation is still there to recruit people