Protoform: SEKI [NP] Grab, snatch, pull out, jerk

Description: Grab, snatch, pull out, jerk
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Teki To jump or twitch, as when bitten by an ant (Fbg)
East Futuna Seki A l'improviste (postverbe) (terme ancien) (Mfr)
Mangareva ʔEki Aller à clochepied; marcher sur les doigts d'un pied en bottant; sauter sur un pied; danser un solo Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Mangareva Ti/ʔeki. Tii/ʔeki/ʔeki, eki/eki (Atl). Boiter en marchant sur les doigs d'un pied à cause d'un mal. Boiter; limp, hobble. Marcher à cloche-pied; hop. (Atl). (Rch)
Samoan Seʔi Pull up, grab, snatch, do something with a jerk (Mnr)
Tokelau Heki Pull, draw, extract, snatch (Sma)

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