6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.21 Acquisitions

#2622 PKC *m-ruːk STEAL

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

PKC *ruu-I, ruuk-II STEAL

Unlike the most widespread root for this concept, #2365 PTB *r‑kəw ⪤ *hu STEAL, the present etymon seems to be confined to Kuki-Chin.

The putative Karenic cognates cited in STC p.144 now seem to belong rather with #2365 PTB *r‑kəw ⪤ *hu STEAL, in view of Luangthongkhum’s recent Proto-Karen reconstruction *howᴮ.

rn	analysis	lgid	reflex	gloss	gfn	language	grpid	grpno	grp	genetic	citation	srcabbr	srcid
515799	2622	2012	m-\|ruːk	steal		*Tibeto-Burman	2	0.1	Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)	0	Matisoff 03 HPTB	JAM-HPTB	611
501009	2622,2622	1920	ruu-\|I, ruuk-\|II	STEAL		*Chin	8	1.2	Kuki-Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446394	2622,2622	1926	gûu-\|I, gûʔ-\|II	steal		Thado	68	1.2.1.1	Northern Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446395	2622	1928	m-\|guk	steal stealthily	v	Cho (Mindat)	69	1.2.1.2	Southern Plains Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446396	2622	1929	pviiw	steal		Khumi	69	1.2.1.2	Southern Plains Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446392	2622,2622	1923	rûu-\|I, rûuk-\|II	steal		Lai (Falam)	70	1.2.2	Central Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446391	2622,2622,2622,2622	1947	ruuk-rùu-\|I, ruuk-\|ruuk-\|II	steal		Lai (Hakha)	70	1.2.2	Central Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446393	2622,2622	1924	rù-\|I, rûuk-\|II	steal, to thieve, to pilfer	v	Lushai [Mizo]	70	1.2.2	Central Chin	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
446390	2622,m	1921	rú-pá	thief	n	Lakher [Mara]	71	1.2.3	Maraic	1	VanBik 09 PKC	KVB-PKC	978
4771	2622	870	²pə²\|ru	steal	v.	Lakher [Mara]	71	1.2.3	Maraic	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	305

Chinese comparandum

Cf. comparanda for #5907 PTB *ʔ‑m‑(p)rawk ROB / STEAL.