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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *|oh
Meaning : to end
Proto-Bushman : *|oh
Proto-Khoe : *|hoN
Notes : The root is quite weakly represented in all the subbranches, thus not reliable.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 279
Proto-Bushman : *ǀoh
Meaning : to finish
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ǀora (?)
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ǀōh
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
ǂHoan : *ǀo
Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *cxom ~ *txom (?)
Tonal pattern: LL [j] ~ LM [k]
Meaning: to milk directly into mouth
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : cxòm
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): cxom
Kavango : txòḿ
Ekoka : txòḿ
Tsumkwe : cxom
Tsintsabis : txòm̀ḿ
Okongo : txòm̀ḿ
Mpunguvlei : txòm̀ḿ
North Omatako : cxòm
Lister : cxòm
Notes : Correspondences are irregular. Since the form *cxom with the same meaning is reconstructed for Proto-Khoe, it is likely that we are dealing here with independent borrowing into different dialects from one or more Khoe sources, which explains the ensuing variability of articulation.
References : Dickens 277; Heikkinen 1986; KH 70; Snyman 39; Snyman 1997: 68.
RefLex number: 1624
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *|ōh
Stems : *|ōh-o; *|ōh-ni
Meaning : to end, finish
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : |ōho (kV)
|Nu//en : |onni
References : Bleek 356; Traill 55.
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East #Hoan etymology :

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Proto-#Hoan : *|o
Meaning : to finish
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
#Hoan : k|o (BC.)
References : Bell-Collins 2001: 129.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *|hoN
Meaning : end, top; to reach the end
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *|hon
West Khoe : *|hõ̀
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|hon
Meaning : to reach one's intended destination
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : |hon, |hen
References : Haacke 65; Rust 185.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *|hõ̀
Meaning : to end, stop; end, top, ridge
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Naro : |hõ̀
References : Visser 11.
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