Where does “кривда” come from?

кривда (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кривьда, from Proto-Slavic krivьda, from Proto-Slavic kriviti.

кривда (Russian): falsehood

Definitions

  1. falsehood

Ancestry of “кривда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкривьда—
2Proto-Slavickrivьdaevil, injustice
3Proto-Slavickriviti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kriviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic krivьda →Every word from Old East Slavic кривьда →