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Where does “крив” come from?

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

Ancestry of “крив”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
2Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos—

Words derived from “крив”

  • кривудати
  • кривично
  • кривудаво
  • окривити
  • кривудав
  • кривуљати
  • кривити
  • кривични
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →