Where does “आकाशगंगा” come from?
आकाशगंगा (Hindi) comes from Marathi आकाश, from Sanskrit आकाश, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
आकाशगंगा (Hindi): Milky Way
Ancestry of “आकाशगंगा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | आकाश | sky |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आकाश | sky |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |