From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 63941
Date: 2009-05-28
>mr-i is not 'attested' anywhere...need to be rejected
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@> wrote:
> > The zero-grade� of *mori-� sould be *mri-.
>
> Checking Sihler, there seems to be some evidence that sonorant /r=/ before a vowel could give /ar/ in Latin (though the situation is not clear, at least to me, and it seems like /or/ could be another possible output from /r=V/). Still, at the moment, it does seem a zero-grade of *mori, *mr=i, could possibly theoretically produce Italic *mari. So maybe that's a strong contender?
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
>