Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/móri

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

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Etymology

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    Unknown; perhaps from a root *mer- (sea, lake, wetland).

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    Noun

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    *móri n (oblique stem *mréy-)

    1. sea
    2. standing water

    Inflection

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    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *móri
    genitive *mréys
    singular dual plural
    nominative *móri *móryih₁ *mórih₂
    vocative *móri *móryih₁ *mórih₂
    accusative *móri *móryih₁ *mórih₂
    genitive *mréys *? *mréyoHom
    ablative *mréys *? *mrímos, *mríbʰos
    dative *mréyey *? *mrímos, *mríbʰos
    locative *mréy, *mrḗy *? *mrísu
    instrumental *mríh₁ *? *mrímis, *mríbʰis

    Descendants

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    • >? Proto-Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mári (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *mori (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *mari (see there for further descendants)
    • ? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *maryáHdaH (< *moryéHdeh₂ or *moryóHdeh₂)
    • Proto-Italic: *mari (see there for further descendants)