Where does “криволов” come from?

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

криволов (Serbo-Croatian): poaching

Definitions

  1. poaching

Ancestry of “криволов”, step by step

криволов 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 ло̑в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло̑вhunt, hunting
2Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreywos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic krivъ →