Where does “krzywy” come from?

krzywy (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.

krzywy (Polish): crooked; wry

Definitions

  1. crooked; wry

Ancestry of “krzywy”, 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 →
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