Where does “křivý” come from?

křivý (Czech) comes from Old Czech křivý, from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.

křivý (Czech): crooked, bent

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent

Ancestry of “křivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkřivý
2Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
3Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos

Words derived from “křivý

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwasEvery word from Proto-Slavic krivъ