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Where does “ნული” come from?

ნული (Georgian) comes from Russian нуль, from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ნული (Georgian): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “ნული”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнульzero
2Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
4Latinnūllus—
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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