Where does “ĉifro” come from?

ĉifro (Esperanto) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

ĉifro (Esperanto): cipher, code

Definitions

  1. cipher, code

Ancestry of “ĉifro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ĉifro”

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