Where does “आकाशगङ्गा” come from?
आकाशगङ्गा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आकाश, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
आकाशगङ्गा (Sanskrit): A name for the Milky Way galaxy
Definitions
- A name for the Milky Way galaxy
Ancestry of “आकाशगङ्गा”, step by step
आकाशगङ्गा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit आकाश
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आकाश | sky |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Sanskrit गङ्गा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | गङ्गा | the Ganga; Ganges |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गम् | to go, move, come |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “आकाशगङ्गा”