Where does “кривак” come from?

кривак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian крив, from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.

кривак (Bulgarian): curved crook, staff, stick

Definitions

  1. curved crook, staff, stick

Ancestry of “кривак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкривskew, slanting, crooked, bent, twisted, curved;...
2Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
3Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic krivъ →