Where does “svastika” come from?

svastika (Swedish) comes from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

svastika (Swedish): a swastika

Definitions

  1. a swastika

Ancestry of “svastika”, step by step

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