Borean (approx.) : NVKV
Meaning : to push, beat; grind (2 roots?)
Afroasiatic : *nVḳ- (Sem., Berb.,Chad.) (more than one root?)
Sino-Caucasian : ST *nĕk 'strike, hit, shake', *ńēk 'press, push against', *ńōk 'rub'
Reference : ND 1547, 1543, 1613.