Where does “kelas” come from?
kelas (Indonesian) comes from Malay kelas, from Dutch klas, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс — to call, cry, summon.
kelas (Indonesian): class
Definitions
- class
Ancestry of “kelas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kelas | class |
| 2 | Dutch | klas | a school class; a classroom; travel class |
| 3 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 4 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 5 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 6 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 7 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 8 | Russian | класс | class |
| 9 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |