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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

Definitions

  1. Milky Way

Ancestry of “आकाशगंगा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiआकाशsky
2Sanskritआकाशsky
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
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