Where does “hakakross” come from?

hakakross (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kross, from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

hakakross (Icelandic): swastika

Definitions

  1. swastika

Ancestry of “hakakross”, step by step

hakakross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrossa cross; a crucifix; a burden
2Old Norsekrosscross
3Old Irishcroscross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Icelandic haki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichakipick; hook; first-person singular active present...
2Old Norsehakihook, pick
3Proto-Germanichakôhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →