Where does “кривудати” come from?

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

кривудати (Serbo-Croatian): to wind, zigzag; to meander, wind

Definitions

  1. to wind, zigzag; to meander, wind

Ancestry of “кривудати”, 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 →
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