Reconstruction talk:Proto-Japonic/tənkay

Derivation
@Chuterix, likely a derivation from. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 23:29, 30 May 2023 (UTC)


 * "(The thing that is) Able to sharpen/get/be sharp"? Chuterix (talk) 23:36, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Since the noun is toge, this could be analyzed as the 連用形 / nominative of the 下二段 conjugation paradigm: presumably, "a sharpening (stative, resultative)". ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 16:53, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * PS: I'm not saying that this means it should be traced to Proto-Japonic! 😄  Just teasing out the likely derivational origins of the term.  As you noted in your deletion request, the term isn't attested in anything old enough, and doesn't have the required Ryukyuan cognates, to warrant a Proto-Japonic reconstruction. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 16:55, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Only verb togu I know that follows nidan is, modern . Chuterix (talk) 17:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * This noun is attested much later, when the shift to 下二段 appears in other uses -- such as to generate verbs of potential. For a description of this, have a look at this other post of mine over on the Japanese Stack Exchange. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 19:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)