Where does “покласти” come from?

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

Ancestry of “покласти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкластиto put, to place, to lay
2Proto-Slavicklastito put, lay
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-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 →