Where does “galaksi” come from?

galaksi (Finnish) comes from Swedish galax, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galaksi (Finnish): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “galaksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgalaxgalaxy; a large collection of stars
2Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
3Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “galaksi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας →
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