Where does “galakse” come from?

galakse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galakse (Norwegian Bokmål): galaxy (collection of celestial bodies)

Definitions

  1. galaxy (collection of celestial bodies)

Ancestry of “galakse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
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 Ancient Greek γαλαξίας →