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Where does “Polygala” come from?

Polygala (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

Polygala (Translingual): genus name

Definitions

  1. genus name

Ancestry of “Polygala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-—

Words derived from “Polygala”

  • polygalaceous
  • Polygalaceae
  • Polygalales
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt- →