žędьnъ

žędьnъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `avid, greedy'

Russian:

žádnyj `greedy, avaricious' [adj o];

žáden `greedy, avaricious' [adj o], žadná [Nomsf], žádno [Nomsn]

Czech:

žádný (obs.) `avid' [adj o]

Polish:

żądny `eager, anxious' [adj o]

Serbo-Croatian:

žédan `thirsty' [adj o], žédna [Nomsf], žédno [Nomsn];

Čak. žȇdan (Vrgada) `thirsty' [adj o], žēdnȁ [Nomsf], žȇdno [Nomsn]

Slovene:

žę́dǝn `thirsty' [adj o]

Bulgarian:

žáden `thirsty' [adj o];

žắden `thirsty' [adj o];

žéden (dial.) `thirsty' [adj o]

Comments: The nasal of the Slavic root must have originated from a nasal present, cf. Lith. -geñda.

Other cognates:

Gk. θέσσασθαι `pray for' [verb];

Gk. ποθέω `desire' [verb]