Where does “галактика” come from?

галактика (Kazakh) comes from Russian гала́ктика, from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

галактика (Kazakh): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “галактика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгала́ктикаgalaxy
2Ancient Greekγαλακτικόςmilky; milky"
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “галактика

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός