Where does “tsifra” come from?

tsifra (Ingrian) comes from Russian цифра, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

tsifra (Ingrian): digit

Definitions

  1. digit

Ancestry of “tsifra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцифраfigure, cipher, digit; figures, numbers; digital...
2Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →