Where does “klasyka” come from?

klasyka (Polish) comes from English classic, from French classique, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

klasyka (Polish): classic

Definitions

  1. classic

Ancestry of “klasyka”, step by step

klasyka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English classic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclassicOf or relating to the first class or rank,...
2Frenchclassiqueclassic; classical; classic, a classic work of...
3LatinclassicusPertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:...
4Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
5Proto-Italicklāssis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via German Klassik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlassikclassical music, classical literature or another...
2Russianклассикclassic; classicist; genitive plural of кла́ссика
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic klāssisEvery word from Latin classis