Where does “galax” come from?

galax (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

galax (Swedish): galaxy; a large collection of stars

Definitions

  1. galaxy; a large collection of stars

Ancestry of “galax”, step by step

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

Words derived from “galax”

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