Where does “křivka” come from?

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

křivka (Czech): curve

Definitions

  1. curve

Ancestry of “křivka”, 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 →
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