Where does “klass” come from?

klass (Estonian) comes from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

klass (Estonian): class

Definitions

  1. class

Ancestry of “klass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “klass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →