swas·ti·ka 
(swŏstĭ-kə)
(swŏstĭ-kə)n.
1. An ancient cosmic or religious symbol formed by a Greek cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction.
2. Such a symbol with a clockwise bend to the arms, used as the emblem of the Nazi party and of the German state under Adolf Hitler, officially adopted in 1935.
[Sanskrit svastikaḥ, sign of good luck, swastika, from svasti, well-being; see (e)su- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
swastika- Indo-European root: to-
- Indo-European root: tolkw-
- Indo-European root: tong-
- Indo-European root: treb-
- Indo-European root: trei-
- Indo-European root: trep-
- Indo-European root: treud-
- Indo-European root: tu-
- Indo-European root: ud-
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-
- Indo-European root: wap-
- Indo-European root: we-
- Indo-European root: webh-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: weg-
- Indo-European root: wegh-
- Indo-European root: wei-
- Indo-European root: weid-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-