Where does “cifrább” come from?

cifrább (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Ancestry of “cifrább”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancifraornamented, gaudy; indecent, vulgar, dirty
2Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-

Words derived from “cifrább

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-Every word from Sanskrit शून्यEvery word from Arabic صِفْر
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