ThunderCat
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It's only Yamnaya that existed in the Pontic region. It's not the beginning of IE, and Yamnaya is not the source of Corded Ware, which was the main driver for IE expansion in much of Eurasia (except Afanasievo). Yamnaya's ancestors lie further West in Sredny-Stog in Ukraine - not very Eurasian is it?
Okay you might be right here. I've heard claims of Yamnaya being misinterpreted as the Proto-Eurasian culture.
Iranic = Iranian. Ossetian is classified as an Iranian language.
That's where you're totally wrong: