Where does “صِفر” come from?

صِفر (Arabic) comes from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

صِفر (Arabic): empty, void

Definitions

  1. empty, void

Ancestry of “صِفر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
2Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “صِفر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →
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