Where does “гала́ктика” come from?

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

гала́ктика (Russian): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “гала́ктика”, step by step

гала́ктика traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γαλακτικός

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

via Latin galaxiās

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 “гала́ктика”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →