Put, "Milky Way" translated from Latin. Traditionally it was named Kumova slama, (Godfather's straw) Czech : Mléčná dráha, "Milky Way" translated from Greek or Latin. Danish : Mælkevejen. Dutch : Melkweg, "Milky Way" translated from Latin. English : Milky Way, translated from Latin. [2] Estonian : Linnutee, "Way of Birds", from