Where does “ციფრი” come from?

ციფრი (Georgian) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

ციფრი (Georgian): figure, numeral

Definitions

  1. figure, numeral

Ancestry of “ციფრი”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ციფრი”

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