γάλα

Etymology
inherited from (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), earlier  (or, if the Hittite cognate is valid, ), perhaps from a root , but the phonetic irregularities, presence of *a, and Mediterranean distribution of this word have cast doubt on its existence in PIE. Instead, it may have been borrowed from an agricultural related to or descended from, itself possibly derived from , from ; cf. 🇨🇬. However, Beekes doubts that there is any connection with the Hittite.

The variant was contracted from the second oblique stem.

Noun

 * 1) milk
 * 2) milky sap
 * 3) the Milky Way galaxy

Usage notes
Sometimes indeclinable.

Etymology
From, from ,.

Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) milk