- *(s)mer-,
meaning 'to think, recall, reflect,
worry over' (compare
Sanskrit smárati,
Avestan hi-šmaraiti,
Ancient Gr**** mermaírō,
Gothic maúrnan). In turn...
- fastidious"; mérimna "care, thought;
anxious mind"; mártus, márturos "witness" ⇒
smárati "(s/he) remembers, recollects" mariti(< SE "to care
about something/someone")...
- pappoti, śaknoti →
sakkoti m ****imilates to an
initial sibilant Examples:
smarati → sarati, smṛti → sati
Nasals ****imilate to a
preceding stop+sibilant cluster...
