Where does “Crivaia” come from?

Crivaia (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic криваꙗ, from Church Slavonic кривъ, from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.

Ancestry of “Crivaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicкриваꙗ—
2Church Slavonicкривъ—
3Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
4Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
5Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic krivъ →