Where does “صِفْر” come from?
صِفْر (Arabic) comes from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
صِفْر (Arabic): zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
Definitions
- zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
Ancestry of “صِفْر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
Words derived from “صِفْر”