Where does “स्वस्तिका” come from?
स्वस्तिका (Hindi) comes from Hindi स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.
Ancestry of “स्वस्तिका”, step by step
स्वस्तिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi स्वस्तिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | स्वस्तिक | swastika; a lucky or auspicious object |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वस्तिक | a kind of bard; any lucky or auspicious object,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |
via Hindi आ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आ | the second vowel of Hindi |