Where does “викривити” come from?

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

викривити (Ukrainian): to bend, to crook, to curve

Definitions

  1. to bend, to crook, to curve

Ancestry of “викривити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкривитиto blame, accuse
2Serbo-Croatianкри̑вguilty, culpable
3Proto-Slavickrivъcrooked, bent; wrong; guilty
4Proto-Balto-Slavickreiwascrooked, curved, wrong
5Proto-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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