Where does “xifra” come from?

xifra (Catalan) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

xifra (Catalan): numeral a symbol that is not a word and represents a number

Definitions

  1. numeral a symbol that is not a word and represents a number

Ancestry of “xifra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “xifra”

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