Where does “γάλακτος” come from?

γάλακτος (Greek) comes from Greek γάλα, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

γάλακτος (Greek): Genitive singular form of γάλα

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of γάλα

Ancestry of “γάλακτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγάλαmilk
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Greek γάλα →