köken: From کاه (kâh, “hay”) + کش (keš, “pull, haul”) + ـان (-ân, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.
köken: Borrowed from Russian гала́ктика (galáktika), from Latin galaxias (“galaxy; Milky way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
köken: Borrowed from Russian гала́ктика (galáktika), from Latin galaxias (“galaxy; Milky way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
aglomerado de bilhões de estrelas e outros objetos astronômicos (nebulosas de vários tipos, aglomerados estelares, etc.), unidos por forças gravitacionais e girando em torno de um centro de massa comum
çekim: çoğul galáxias
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin galaxiās (“galaxy; Milky Way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
köken: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γάλα (gála) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós)lbor. Polish galaktyka Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós).
köken: Borrowed from French galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxiās, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
From Middle Chinese 銀河 (MC ngin ha). Literally “silvery river”, compare the visual analogy inherent in English Milky Way. First cited to the 751 poetry anthology 懐風藻 (Kaifūsō).