South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ǂxo

Meaning : tall, long, big

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !x`ō "to make upright, make tall, grow up" (Ll.); !x`ōwa, pl. !x`o!x`óka (B.), !x`ṓwă (Ll.) "tall, long, high"

//Ng : !xōwa "tall, big"

#Khomani : ǂkho, ǂkho a (+ !kho)

References : Bleek 500, 501; NFn.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 123

Proto-Bushman : *ǂxo (?)

Meaning : tall, long, big

Proto-!Wi : *ǂxo

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : Isolated !Wi root with dubious phonology.

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