Where does “galáxia” come from?

galáxia (Portuguese) comes from Latin galaxiās, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galáxia (Portuguese): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “galáxia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingalaxiāsthe Galaxy, the Milky Way
2Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
3Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “galáxia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάλα →Every word from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας →