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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *xóḿ
Meaning : ground, soil, sand
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *xom
West Khoe : *xóḿ
East Khoe : *xóḿ
Notes : Baucom: Molepolole xom "sand", ||Gabake, Shua xum "soil", Buka xǔm id.
References : Baucom 25, 26; Vossen 426.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *xom
Meaning : to wipe off; to dust
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : xom "to wipe off/up (liquid)"; xom "abstauben, abbürsten" (R.)
References : Haacke 49; Rust 47.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *xóḿ
Meaning : ground, soil, sand
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : xóḿ
Kxoe (Hukwe) : xóḿ; xŭm (W.)
Buga : xóḿ
|Ganda : xóḿ
Naro : xóḿ (V.); xóm, xúm (Ba.)
|Gwi : xóám; hxom "sand, soil" (Ta.)
//Gana : xóḿ; hxom "sand, soil" (Ta.)
#Haba : xóḿ
Tsaukwe : chum "sand"
References : Barnard 34; Bleek 63, 261; Tanaka 89; Vossen 426.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *xóḿ
Meaning : ground, soil, sand
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : xóḿ
Deti : xòḿ
Cara : xóḿ
Tsixa : xóḿ
Danisi : xóḿ
Kua : xóḿ
Tsua : xóḿ
Hietshware : hom "sand"
Sehura : chum "boundary"
References : Bleek 261; Dornan 97; Vossen 426.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *xoBV
Meaning : sand
Proto-Bushman : *xoʔBV
Proto-Khoe : *xóḿ
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 744
Proto-Bushman : *xoʔBV
Meaning : sand
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *xomxom
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *xòʔbo
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √xʼoa
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: eyes, face (?)
Juǀʼhoan : xʼóá-sí (n5 -si)
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): xʼwa-si "eyes"
References : Dickens 232; Snyman 43.
RefLex number: 853
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *xòʔbo
Meaning : dry sand
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : xòʔbo 3 II
References : Traill 188.
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