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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *so-|oã
Meaning : a certain vegetable medicine
|Xam : ssho-|oä̆ŋ, ssʔō-|ăŋ (Ll.)
|Auni : so-|ã
References : Bleek 173, 182. xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-auni,xamet-refer,
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 735
Proto-Bushman : *čo
Meaning : medicine
Proto-Ju : *čo
Proto-Taa : *sò
Proto-!Wi : *so-ǀõã
ǂHoan : *čo
Notes : The antiquity of the root can be disputed because it exists in almost the same way in Khoe, and the semantics is clearly cultural ('medicinal herb'). However, direct borrowing from a Nama-like dialect does not at all acount for initial č- in North Khoisan. In fact, the direction of the borrowing could have been in reverse - or, just as likely, the two roots may be genetically linked. Cf. also the specific parallelism between Nama sōǀôa- and !Wi *so-ǀõã.
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: √goeˤ
Tonal pattern: XH [j]
Meaning: question particle
Juǀʼhoan : gȍéˤ
References : Dickens 1994: 201.
RefLex number: 236
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-juh,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-Taa : *sò
Meaning : medicine, certain potent forces
!Xoong : sòo 3 e II
!Xoong derivates : sòo à̰a "medicine man"; sòo ɡ||á̰i "medicine woman"; sòo ʘʔâni "spirits"; sòo |ʔùa 3 II, pl. sòo |ʔùn-sâ 3 II "medicine man"
xooet-meaning,xooet-prnum,xooet-xoo,xooet-xoo_der,xooet-refer,
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East #Hoan etymology :
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Proto-#Hoan : *čo
Meaning : medicine
#Hoan : čǒo (H.)
hoanet-meaning,hoanet-prnum,hoanet-hoan,hoanet-refer,
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *čo
Meaning : medicine
Notes : See Honken 1998: 183. The root is sometimes quoted as an obvious cultural Wanderwort in various publications, but there are no definitive arguments to exclude its presence on the Proto-Khoisan status, either (a simple root like *čo or *co could not have been subject to too many phonetic changes, anyway). khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-ckh,khoiet-notes,
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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *cô
Meaning : medicine; to treat
ckhet-meaning,ckhet-prnum,ckhet-kkh,ckhet-wkh,ckhet-refer,
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *so
Meaning : medicine
Nama : sō|ôa-i; sō (R.)
!Ora : sȯ; so |oam (Wu.)
kkhet-meaning,kkhet-prnum,kkhet-nama,kkhet-kora,kkhet-refer,
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *cô
Meaning : medicine; to treat
//Ani : cô
Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçô (Kö.)
Buga : cô
|Ganda : cô
Naro : cô (V.); tsô, tshô (Ba.)
|Gwi : cô; chū (Ta.)
//Gana : cô; chū (Ta.)
#Haba : cô
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