Where does “křivice” come from?

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

křivice (Czech): rickets disorder of infancy

Definitions

  1. rickets disorder of infancy

Ancestry of “křivice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkřivýcrooked, bent
2Old Czechkřivý—
3Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
4Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
5Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic krivъ →