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Where does “γᾰ́λᾰ” come from?

γᾰ́λᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

γᾰ́λᾰ (Ancient Greek): milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy

Definitions

  1. milk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy

Ancestry of “γᾰ́λᾰ”, step by step

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1Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “γᾰ́λᾰ”

  • galaxy
  • galactic
  • intergalactic
  • extragalactic
  • galium
  • protogalaxy
  • protogalactic
  • transgalactic
  • galactically
  • intragalactic
  • Galalith
  • supergalactic
  • metagalactic
  • pregalactic
  • metagalaxy
  • supergalaxy
  • galaxywide
  • intergalactically
  • apogalactic
  • galactico
  • subgalactic
  • perigalactic
  • pangalactic
  • antigalaxy
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