Where does “galaksiryhmä” come from?

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

galaksiryhmä (Finnish): galaxy group

Definitions

  1. galaxy group

Ancestry of “galaksiryhmä”, step by step

galaksiryhmä 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 ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας →