South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *!ʔûĩ

Meaning : eye

!Xoong : !ʔûĩ 2 II (pos.), !ʔũ̄ĩ3 I (al.), pl. !ʔũ̂ã-tê/-nî 2 II

Masarwa : ||k'wẽ (B¹)

|Nu//en : ǂũ, pl. ǂũni

!Xoong derivates : |kxʔàa !ʔûĩ "knuckle"; !ʔûĩ ɳ||ã̀ "orbit of the eye"; !ʔûĩ tṵ̀m "eyelid"; |ʔã̀ !ʔûĩ "notch in the firestick for insertion of the drill"; ɳ||áa !ʔûĩ "joint of a springhare hunting stick"

References : Bleek 676; Bleek 1929: 36; Traill 100.