Where does “кривоклетник” come from?

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

кривоклетник (Serbo-Croatian): perjurer

Definitions

  1. perjurer

Ancestry of “кривоклетник”, step by step

кривоклетник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian кри̑в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкри̑вguilty, culpable
2Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
3Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreywos

via Serbo-Croatian кле̑тӣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкле̑тӣ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwasEvery word from Proto-Slavic krivъ
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