Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ɡ!uru

Meaning : quiver

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *!uru

West Khoe : *(!)guru

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *!uru

Meaning : quiver

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : !guru

Notes : [Cf. Zhu. !ùrù id.]

References : Haacke 100; Rust 147.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *(!)guru

Meaning : quiver

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gùrú (Kö.)

References : Vossen 165.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *!̯u[-RV]

Meaning : quiver

Proto-Bushman : *!u[-RV]

Proto-Khoe : *!guru

Notes : Broad semantics and morphological segmentation of this word in !Xóõ speak in favour of a genetic parallel here rather than contact.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 771

Proto-Bushman : *!u[-RV]

Meaning : quiver

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *!uru

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *!ú

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ǀǀam̩

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to push; to give birth

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀȁmm // ǀǀȁmm (n5 -si) "birth"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀǀʰemm

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀam ~ ǀǀʼam "to bear fruit or flowers" // ǀǀám "to press"

References : Dickens 328; Snyman 46.

RefLex number: 2575

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *!ú

Meaning : species of tree, Bastard Umbrella Thorn, Tsw. Mokala (Acacia luederitzii); quiver

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !úla 3 I, pl. !ún 2 I

!Xoong derivates : dim. ká-!ùlu-bâ, pl. !ùlu ʘʔâni

References : Traill 78.

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