East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *xai

Meaning : cold

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : haii

References : Dornan 97.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *!qhàì

Meaning : cold

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *!xai

West Khoe : *!qhàì

East Khoe : *xai

References : Baucom 21.

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *!xai

Meaning : cold

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : !khai; !kei (R.)

!Ora : !xai

References : Haacke 104; Meinhof 113; Rust 235.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *!qhàì

Meaning : cold

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : !xàì (V.); !ai (Ba.)

|Gwi : kxaì (Ta.)

//Gana : qáì; kxaì (Ta.)

References : Barnard 115; Tanaka 22; Vossen 1992: 371.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *!qai [~]

Meaning : cold

Proto-Khoe : *!qhàì

Sandawe : *tiŋka (?)

Notes : The connection is very dubious (Sandawe t- would rather yield a palatal click in Khoe), but given the general uncertainty about secondary click formation, should not be discarded right away.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *tiŋka

Meaning : cold, wet, calm

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : tiṅkase "kalt" (D.); ting'ka (K.); tinka (Kim.)

References : Dempwolff 52; Kagaya 100; Kimmenade 55.

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