Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ɳ!u-

Meaning : kidney

Proto-Bushman : *ɳ!o^h-

Proto-Khoe : *ɳ!ai (?)

Sandawe : *!uŋ!e

Hadza : *!ʔu-kundʒu

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Bushman : *ɳ!o^h-

Meaning : kidney

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Taa : *ɳ!ō^hʔńa

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : Isolated Taa form with possible external cognates.

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ɳ!ō^hʔńa

Meaning : kidney

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ!ōhʔńa 2 II, pl. ɳ!ōhʔn-tê 2 II

References : Traill 95.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ɳ!ai

Meaning : kidney

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ɳ!ai

West Khoe : *ɳ!ai(^ŋ)

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ɳ!ai

Meaning : kidney

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : !nai-s; !nei-s, !nei-b (R.)

References : Haacke 107; Rust 289.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ɳ!ai(^ŋ)

Meaning : kidney

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : ɳ!ã̀ĩ́ (V.); n!ai (Ba.)

References : Barnard 67.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *!uŋ!e

Meaning : kidney

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : !`uṅ!ke (D.); ǂung'ǂe (K.)

References : Dempwolff 42; Kagaya 5.

Hadza etymology :

Proto-Hadza : *!ʔukundʒu

Meaning : kidney

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Hadza : ŋ!ʔúkunju-wa (S.); !úkùnjù (Tc.)

References : Tucker.

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