Where does “krivъ” come from?

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

krivъ (Proto-Slavic): crooked, bent; wrong; guilty

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent; wrong; guilty

Ancestry of “krivъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos—

Words derived from “krivъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas →