Where does “kśiwy” come from?
kśiwy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.
kśiwy (Lower Sorbian): crooked
Ancestry of “kśiwy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | krivъ | crooked, bent; wrong; guilty |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kreiwas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kreywos | — |