Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *kank-

Meaning: to dry, to be thursty, hungry

Old Indian: kāṅkṣati `to wish, desire', kakate (D.) `to wish'

Old Greek: ptc. pl. acc. kaŋkoménās `ksērā̂s tō̂i phóbōi' Hsch.; hom. polü-kaŋkḗ-s (dípsa) `sehr brennend', káŋkano- `dürr', 3 sg. kaŋkái̯nei̯ `thálpei, ksēráinei' (Hsch.), kaŋkaléo- <kaŋkaléa> `katakekauménos' (Hsch.)

Germanic: *xúnx-r-a-/*xung-r-á- m.; *xung-r-iá- vb.

Russ. meaning: сохнуть, жаждать, голодать

References: WP I 401