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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 732
Proto-Bushman : *šua-
Meaning : to fall (of rain)
Proto-Ju : *šua
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *sáu
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : The comparison is acceptable if we suppose a metathesis in PT or, more probable, the suffixal character of PNK *-a, in which case *šau-a > *šu-a through simplification.
bshet-proto,bshet-meaning,bshet-nkh,bshet-nkhnum,bshet-xoo,bshet-xoonum,bshet-notes,

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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √tora
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: shop, store
Juǀʼhoan : tòrà (n5 -si)
Notes : < English store.
References : Dickens 273.
RefLex number: 1564
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-juh,nkhet-notes,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,

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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *sáu
Meaning : to fall (of the first rains)
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : sáu làa
References : Traill 185.
xooet-meaning,xooet-prnum,xooet-xoo,xooet-refer,

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