Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 671

Proto-Bushman : *ʒ_gxaU

Meaning : to rain lightly; dew

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ǂxʼ₁ou

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ʒgxáu

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ʒgxáu

Meaning : to rain lightly

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : dtsʔkxʔáu-dtsʔkxʔàu

References : Traill 169.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *|u

Meaning : dew

Proto-Bushman : *ʒ_g^χaU

Proto-Khoe : *|kxau

Sandawe : *c̣exa

Hadza : *c̣i (?)

Notes : Borrowing is almost excluded due to the complex correspondences between branches. Sandawe c̣exa is easily compatible with a form like Khoe *|kxau; the same cannot be so easily said about Hadza c̣i, though.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *|kxau

Meaning : dew, spring

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *|kxau

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *|kxau

Meaning : dew; spring, fountain

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : |au-b

!Ora : |xʔȧu̇-s "Quelle"

References : Haacke 52; Meinhof 98.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *c̣exa

Meaning : dew

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : ts'eχa (D.); tsʔē̌xā́ (E.); ts'éχa (Kim.)

References : Dempwolff 52; Elderkin 1983: 509; Kimmenade 59.

Hadza etymology :

Proto-Hadza : *c̣i

Meaning : dew

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Hadza : hits'i (E.)

References : Ehret 1986: 115.

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