Where does “klasa” come from?

klasa (Kashubian) comes from Polish klasa, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

klasa (Kashubian): class

Definitions

  1. class

Ancestry of “klasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishklasaclass; classroom; grade
2Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
3Proto-Italicklāssis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →