Where does “clas” come from?

clas (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh clas, from Proto-Brythonic *klas, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

clas (Welsh): cloister

Definitions

  1. cloister

Ancestry of “clas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshclas
2Proto-Brythonic*klas
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “clas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic klāssisEvery word from Latin classis