Where does “кривоног” come from?
кривоног (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian крив, from Proto-Slavic krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kreiwas, from Proto-Indo-European kreywos.
кривоног (Serbo-Croatian): bow-legged, bandy-legged
Ancestry of “кривоног”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | крив | guilty; crooked, tilted, wry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krivъ | crooked, bent; wrong; guilty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kreiwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kreywos | — |