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Where does “кла̀са” come from?

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

Ancestry of “кла̀са”, step by step

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

Words derived from “кла̀са”

  • класни
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →