Where does “svastika” come from?
svastika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.
svastika (Serbo-Croatian): swastika; sister-in-law
Ancestry of “svastika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वस्तिक | a kind of bard; any lucky or auspicious object,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |