East Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵòbó

Meaning : navel

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : góbò

Cara : gòbó

Tsixa : gòbó

Danisi : gòbó

Kua : gòbó

References : Vossen 469.

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵõẽ (?)

Meaning : kidney

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : ǯwenǯwe

References : Dornan 99.

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵóɛ̀

Meaning : cow, ox

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Tsixa : góɛ̀

Danisi : góè

Hietshware : ǯube

References : Dornan 98; Vossen 478.

Proto-East Khoe : *góm̀

Meaning : to blow

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : góm̀ "to smoke"

Deti : gòḿ

Cara : góḿ

Danisi : góm̀

Kua : góḿ

Tsua : gòḿ "to smoke"

Hietshware : gom̃

References : Dornan 96; Vossen 424, 477.

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵu

Meaning : sheep

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : gù

Deti : gù

Cara : gù

Tsixa : gù

Danisi : gû

Hietshware : ǯu

Sehura : gu

Mohissa : dsúu

References : Bleek 32, 34; Dornan 98; Vossen 483.

Proto-East Khoe : *gÚmà

Meaning : lower arm, hand

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : gómá "upper arm"

Deti : gúmà "lower arm, hand"

Cara : gómá "lower arm"

Tsixa : gúmá "lower arm"

Danisi : gómá "lower arm"

Cua : gúmà "lower arm, elbow"

Tsua : gùmá "lower arm"

References : Vossen 499.

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵuni

Meaning : to hunt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Deti : gùnì

Cara : gúnì

Tsixa : gúní

Danisi : gúnì

References : Vossen 454.

Proto-East Khoe : *ǵUre

Meaning : bark

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : ǯoree

References : Dornan 98.

Proto-East Khoe : *!(ʔ)U

Meaning : to knock

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : !ʔó (=!ʔò) "ausklopfen"

Tsixa : !ù

Danisi : !ǔ (=!ù)

References : Vossen 457.

Proto-East Khoe : *!ʔú (?)

Meaning : white

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kua : !ʔǔ

Tsua : !ʔú

Notes : A very dubious form for Proto-East Khoe, since the alveolar click is regularly dropped in all East Khoe languages. Most probably, the attested forms are re-borrowings from a West Khoe source.

References : Vossen 506.

Proto-East Khoe : *hǎ

Meaning : to come

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : hǎ

Deti : hâ

Cara : hǎ

Tsixa : hâ

Danisi : hǎ

Kua : hâ

Tsua : hâ

Hietshware : ya

References : Dornan 112; Vossen 458.

Proto-East Khoe : *-ha

Meaning : imperfective suffix

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : -ha

Deti : -ha

Cara : -ha

Tsixa : -ha

Danisi : -ha

Kua : -hà, -ha

Tsua : -hà, -ha

References : Vossen 226, 231.

Proto-East Khoe : *habi

Meaning : breast

Tsixa : hàbí

References : Vossen 169.

Proto-East Khoe : *haca

Meaning : four

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Deti : hácà

Cara : hàcá

References : Vossen 503.

Proto-East Khoe : *!ao (?)

Meaning : new

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : !kao

Notes : A dubious form (initial alveolar click hints at a possible borrowing).

References : Dornan 101.

Proto-East Khoe : *hàré

Meaning : to draw water

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : hàdè

Deti : hàdè

Cara : hàdè

Tsixa : hàdé

Danisi : hàdé

References : Vossen 451.

Proto-East Khoe : *hera (*[ʔ]j-)

Meaning : to burrow

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : yera

References : Dornan 112.

Proto-East Khoe : *!gùí

Meaning : rope

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : gùí

Deti : gùí

Cara : gùí

Danisi : gùí

Kua : gùí

Tsua : gùí

Hietshware : gwii "grass string"

References : Dornan 97; Vossen 487.

Proto-East Khoe : *!hou

Meaning : hail

Hietshware : !hou

References : Dornan 97.

Proto-East Khoe : *hĩ̌

Meaning : to do

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : hĩ̌

Deti : hĩ̌

Cara : hĩ̌

Tsixa : hĩ̌

Danisi : hĩ̌

Kua : hĩ̌

Tsua : hĩ̌

Hietshware : hie

References : Dornan 97; Vossen 465.