Query on the term *mistri*

[Robert J. Zydenbos]

On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Peter J. Claus wrote:

> Is it mEstrI  or mE.s.trI  (ie. retroflex 's' and 't')  and if not, why
> not?
>
Exactly: because it is from the Portuguese and not from the English word.
Had the original word been English, we would most probably have seen a
retorflex 't', as is usual in such borrowings.

RZ