Peripheral Khoisan etymology : Query result

Number : 161

Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔu

Meaning : one

Proto-Taa : *ǂʔû

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ǂ₂(ʔ)U

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : A SK isogloss.

Number : 162

Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔe (?)

Meaning : person; people

Proto-!Wi : *ǂʔe

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : So far, a !Wi isolate with the meaning 'person' or 'people'; often met within the compound *ɳǀǀa-ŋ-ǂʔe 'home-people' - self-designation of the ǀǀNg-!'e and ǀǀKuǀǀe-speaking people. Possible, but unprovable parallels would include !Xóõ ǀǀxã̀ 'people' or maybe the second part of ǂHoan čõ-!aʔe 'people' (the latter compound, by the way, also most probably means 'home-people' historically).

Number : 163

Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔam

Meaning : south

Proto-Ju : *ǂʼam

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

ǂHoan : *ǂʔamkoe

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Provided, of course, that the ǂHoan form really means "man of the south" - which is fairly possible. Curiously enough, the actual ethnonym of "ǂHoan" (ǂqhoan) finds a similar parallel in the South Khoisan word for "south" - cf. !Xóõ ǂqhuã id.!

Number : 164

Proto-Bushman : *Ła

Meaning : water

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ɡ!̯a

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *!qhà

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *!qha

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : Cf. also PNK *ɡ!̯u "water" (a good match for ǂHoan žo but a worse one for PT *!qhà - traces of old ablaut are not excluded).

Number : 165

Proto-Bushman : *!kxoe (?)

Meaning : rain

Proto-Taa : *!kxôe

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqhoa (?)

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : A Taa isogloss. Whether the !Wi form is relatable here as well remains to be seen.

Number : 166

Proto-Bushman : *čoʔa (?)

Meaning : rain

ǂHoan : *čõʔã

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : An isolated ǂHoan form with dubious phonology (only attested in Traill 1973).

Number : 167

Proto-Bushman : *ǀ₁a^h- ~ *ɡǀ₁a^h-

Meaning : red

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ɡ!a(ʔ)e ~ *ɡ!ã(ʔ)e

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ǀā^h-ńa

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

ǂHoan : *!aʔa

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Cf. Nama ǀawa (< *ǀkxawa) id.

Number : 168

Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔi (?)

Meaning : red (ochre)

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqi

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : An isolated !Wi root.

Number : 169

Proto-Bushman : *ɳ!am

Meaning : clearing

Proto-Ju : *ɳ!am

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ɳ!ám

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : ?Cf. also PNK *ɳ!àmà "path".

Number : 170

Proto-Bushman : *ǂkha (?)

Meaning : path

Proto-Ju : *ǂkha

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Notes : An isolated NK isogloss.

Number : 171

Proto-Bushman : *!xarV (?)

Meaning : road

Proto-!Wi : *!xarV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : An isolated ǀXam form with dubious phonology.

Number : 172

Proto-Bushman : *tVrV (?)

Meaning : path

Proto-!Wi : *tVrV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : An isolated ǀǀNg form with dubious phonetics.

Number : 173

Proto-Bushman : *!Vn (?)

Meaning : path

Proto-!Wi : *!an

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : A good !Wi root with no external parallels.

Number : 174

Proto-Bushman : *dao

Meaning : road

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Taa : *dào

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

ǂHoan : *ʒ́eo

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Number : 175

Proto-Bushman : *ǀǀari (?)

Meaning : root, root fibre

Proto-Ju : *ǀǀari

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Notes : An isolated NK root.

Number : 176

Proto-Bushman : *!kʔa-i

Meaning : root

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Taa : *!kxá

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

ǂHoan : *!qʔai

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Irregular *-kx- in PSK?

Number : 177

Proto-Bushman : *kVrV (?)

Meaning : round

Proto-!Wi : *kVrV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : An expressive !Wi isogloss.

Number : 178

Proto-Bushman : *ǀqhã (?)

Meaning : around

Proto-Taa : *ǀqhã́

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : An isolated Taa isogloss.

Number : 179

Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂuʔ- (?)

Meaning : round

Proto-Taa : *ʔǂnúʔm

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : An isolated !Xóõ form.

Number : 180

Proto-Bushman : *kV (?)

Meaning : to say

Proto-Ju : *ko

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-!Wi : *kV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *kiʔi

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan