Where does “svastika” come from?

svastika (English) comes from English swastika, from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

svastika (English): Alternative form of swastika

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of swastika

Ancestry of “svastika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswastikaA cross with arms of equal length all bent...
2Sanskritस्वस्तिकa kind of bard; any lucky or auspicious object,...
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक →