According to The Catholic Encyclopedia, “the primitive form of the cross seems to have been that of the so - called ‘ gamma ’ cross (crux gammata), better known to Orientalists and students of prehistoric archæology by its Sanskrit name, swastika. ”
Sipas një enciklopedie katolike (The Catholic Encyclopedia), « forma e hershme e kryqeve duket se ka qenë i ashtuquajturi kryqi ‘ gama ’ (crux gammata), që studiuesit orientalistë dhe ata që merren me arkeologjinë prehistorike e njohin më shumë me emrin në sanskritisht, svastika ».