Where does “galaksijoukko” come from?

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

galaksijoukko (Finnish): galaxy cluster

Definitions

  1. galaxy cluster

Ancestry of “galaksijoukko”, step by step

galaksijoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish galaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgalaksigalaxy
2Swedishgalaxgalaxy; a large collection of stars
3Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
4Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt-Every word from Ancient Greek γάλαEvery word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας
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