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

Definitions

  1. crooked

Ancestry of “kśiwy”, step by step

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