Japanese

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Etymology

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Compound of +‎ +‎ なく (the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, stem of continuative form) of ない (nai))[1]

Adnominal

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ともなく (tomonaku

  1. somehow, without knowing (it), unconsciously, unthinkingly
    どこからともなく(あらわ)れる
    doko kara tomonaku arawareru
    (someone or something) appearing from nowhere

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN