Where does “ஆகாசகங்கை” come from?

ஆகாசகங்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கங்கை, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ஆகாசகங்கை (Tamil): the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. the Milky Way

Ancestry of “ஆகாசகங்கை”, step by step

ஆகாசகங்கை traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கங்கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகங்கைa river (in general sense)
2Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Tamil [[ஆகாசம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil[[ஆகாசம்—

via Tamil ஆகாச]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
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Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →