Reconstruction talk:Proto-Japonic/pinkai

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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Eirikr in topic Why kay?
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Why kay?

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Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I don't think we have any evidence that this word had an alternating vowel. Unlike Japanese 手, manifesting as bound-form ta in ancient compounds, 毛 only ever manifests as ke, no?

As such, what reason do we have for reconstructing this as kay? ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 06:02, 15 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

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