Where does “свастика” come from?

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

свастика (Serbo-Croatian): swastika; sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. swastika; sister-in-law

Ancestry of “свастика”, step by step

свастика traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्वस्तिक

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

via Serbo-Croatian сва̑ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсва̑стsister-in-law wife's sister
2Proto-Slavicsvьstь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक →
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