| 1 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |