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
Ancestry of “кривични”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | кри̑в | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krivъ | crooked, bent; wrong; guilty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kreiwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kreywos | — |