South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ɳǂ₂U

Stems : *ɳǂ₂U-a

Meaning : foot; spoor, track

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !noá, !no̥á, emph. !noáṅ, pl. !nóa!nóa (B.); !nwă (Ll.)

//Ng : ||na, ||nāxu

#Khomani : ṅaxuṅ, ṅaxu-si "leg"

|Haasi : ǂy^ŋ "finger", ka ǂny "fingernail" (= !Xóõ |kxʔàa ǂnù^ŋ "front hoof, paw")

|Nusan : !nũ "foot, footprint"

References : Bleek 479, 483, 485, 487, 612, 617, 619, 622; Meinhof 1929: 184.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 80

Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂu

Meaning : foot

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Taa : *ɳǂù

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ɳǂ₂U

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : A SK isogloss.

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ɳǂù

Stems : *ɳǂũ̀

Meaning : foot; spoor, track

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳǂũ̀ 2 II (pos.), ɳǂũ̄ 3 I (al.), pl. ɳǂùma-tê 2 II (pos.), ɳǂūma-tê 3 I (al.); !ŋo, !ŋǝ (Mg.)

Masarwa : ǂno, ||no, ||numa "foot"; !numma "feet"

|Nu//en : ǂnu

!Xoong derivates : ɳǂũ̀ !ṵ̀e "sole of foot"; ǂxàm ɳǂũ̀ "gemsbok spoor"; ɳǂũ̀ ʘàa-tû "toes"; ɳǂũ̀ ǂhái "instep"; ɳǂũ̀ tshôe "arch of the foot"; |kxʔàa ɳǂũ̀ "front hoof, paw, foreleg"

References : Bleek 479, 483, 485, 487, 612, 617, 619, 622, 672, 674, 675, 677; Maingard 1958: 101; Traill 147.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ǂnu [~]

Meaning : foot

Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂu

Notes : Attested only in South Khoisan.

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