Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *|kxan

Meaning : smoke; to smoke

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : |an "to smoke", |anni-s "smoke"

!Ora : |xʔȧn; |xanna (Wu.)

References : Haacke 51; Meinhof 97; Rust 13; Wuras 47.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *cʔán[ì]

Meaning : smoke; to smoke

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *|kxan

West Khoe : *cʔán[ì]

East Khoe : *cʔánì

Notes : Baucom: Kx'am ||õã |kxʔan.

References : Baucom 26; Vossen 476.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *cʔán[ì]

Meaning : smoke; to smoke

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cʔánì

Kxoe (Hukwe) : cʔánì

Buga : cʔánì

|Ganda : cʔánì

Naro : cʔínì (V.)

|Gwi : cʔɛ́nɛ̀; chene (Ta.)

//Gana : cʔínì; chene (Ta.)

#Haba : cʔínì

References : KH; Tanaka 88; Vossen 476.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *cʔánì

Meaning : smoke; to smoke

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : cʔání

Deti : cʔání

Cara : cʔání

Tsixa : cʔínì

Danisi : cʔínì

Kua : cʔínì

Tsua : cʔínì

Hietshware : tsene

References : Dornan 111; Vossen 476.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *c̣VḳV

Meaning : smoke

Proto-Bushman : *ckxa-

Proto-Khoe : *cʔán[ì]

Sandawe : *c̣uḳa

Hadza : *c̣iḳo

Notes : See Ehret 1986: 123. One of the best isoglosses between Hadza and the rest of Khoisan, as well as an interesting example of monosyllabification in Khoe and Bushman that does not involve secondary click formation.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 201

Proto-Bushman : *ckxa-

Meaning : smoke

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Taa : *ckxâjV

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : An isolated !Xóõ form, but with very interesting parallels in CK.

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ckxâjV

Meaning : smoke; the sight of falling rain

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : tsʔkxʔâje 3 I

!Xoong derivates : dim. tsʔkxʔáju-bâ, tsʔkxʔâje ʘàa

References : Traill 168.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *c̣uḳa

Meaning : smoke

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : ts'uka (D.); tsʔúkʔà (E.); ts'uk'a (K., Kim., TBW)

References : Dempwolff 53; Elderkin 1983: 509; Kagaya 104; Kimmenade 59; TBW 306.

Hadza etymology :

Proto-Hadza : *c̣iḳo

Meaning : smoke

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Hadza : ts'ik'o (E.); ts'ik'o-wa (S.); ts'ikxo-wa (Tc.); ts'ík'ò "smoke", ts'ík'ò-kò "distant smoke" (TBW)

References : Ehret 1986: 123; Elderkin; Tucker; TBW 315.

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