Where does “galaktika” come from?
galaktika (Estonian) comes from Russian гала́ктика, from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
galaktika (Estonian): galaxy
Definitions
- galaxy
Ancestry of “galaktika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гала́ктика | galaxy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαλακτικός | milky; milky" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |