Where does “кривични” come from?

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

кривични (Serbo-Croatian): penal, criminal

Definitions

  1. penal, criminal

Ancestry of “кривични”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкри̑вguilty, culpable
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 →