This was a low-effort post, but I agree that Derek Vogt/Stephen Bax's theory is under-appreciated. Other hypotheses are either nationalistic , working back from

This was a low-effort post, but I agree that Derek Vogt/Stephen Bax's theory is under-appreciated. Other hypotheses are either nationalistic , working back from the author's favorite theory to justify why it's Hindi/Turkish/your culture here, or flavors of the null hypothesis, such as explaining away the linguistic patterns as a sophisticated bogus language. Vogt starts by comparing the writing system to similar-looking classes, identifying internal (in)consistencies and testing the theories on likely cognates for stars and plants. Derek did a good job with internal reconstruction, and in light of the recent star chart update someone with knowledge of Romani should attempt to falsify his hypothesis. You might not succeed, but honest historical linguistics is a satisfying journey.