Swastika (or "Svastika" in its original pronunciation) is one of the oldest symbols on earth. Inverted svastika’s appear on cave drawings as early as the Neolithic period (7,000-5,000 BC) in Armenia.

Both the design used for svastika and its known meaning are considered to have roots in Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) culture, part of why German Fascists chose it as their symbol (glorifying the Aryan race). The roots of the word Svastika are varied, but it is widely recognized as an ancient representation of the sun or light. In Zenderen the word for light is hvaro, while in Sanskrit origin of the word is svar, which means brilliant or shining. In Russian ( a Slavic Indo European language), we need only look at the word svet (light) for a more immediate use of the word.

In Indo-European languages the words Ast and Asd meant power. Armenians still use Ast for that meaning. We know that in ancient times, only the gods were considered powerful. If Kings or Pharaohs assumed great power, they usually took a god-like image upon themselves first.
 
By looking at the roots of the word svastika, we can construct two Indo-European and very old meanings: brilliant/shining (svar) and powerful/god (asti), creating "all powerful/ shining god" (svarsti). The source of light on earth was and is the sun, and the ultimate place of the shining god was considered in its sphere. Thus, we have a more common interpretation of references to the primary god in several different culture, "The God of Light".

Both the descendants of Noah and neighboring cultures worshipped gods of light (the main difference being that the Hebrews believed in one god, while others split the gods into multiple deities). All religions in the region had as their primary force the sun and light.