Where does “свастика” come from?

свастика (Russian) comes from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

свастика (Russian): swastika, fylfot

Definitions

  1. swastika, fylfot

Ancestry of “свастика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वस्तिकa kind of bard; any lucky or auspicious object,...
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas

Words derived from “свастика

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kasEvery word from Sanskrit -कEvery word from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक
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