Where does “класти” come from?

класти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic klasti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

класти (Old Church Slavonic): to put, place

Definitions

  1. to put, place

Ancestry of “класти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklastito put, lay
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic klasti →