Where does “кривизна” come from?
кривизна (Russian) comes from Russian криво́й, from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.
кривизна (Russian): curvature; crookedness
Ancestry of “кривизна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | криво́й | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krivъ | crooked, bent; wrong; guilty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kreiwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kreywos | — |