Where does “криво” come from?

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

криво (Russian): crookedly

Definitions

  1. crookedly

Ancestry of “криво”, step by step

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