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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकाशsky
2Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Sanskrit गङ्गा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
2Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “आकाशगङ्गा

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit Every word from Sanskrit आकाश