Where does “ハーケンクロイツ” come from?
ハーケンクロイツ (Japanese) comes from German Hakenkreuz, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
ハーケンクロイツ (Japanese): clockwise swastika
Ancestry of “ハーケンクロイツ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Hakenkreuz | fylfot, swastika |
| 2 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 3 | Spanish | Cruz | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 5 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |