Where does “ಸೊನ್ನೆ” come from?

ಸೊನ್ನೆ (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಸುನ್ನ, from Pali sunna, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

ಸೊನ್ನೆ (Kannada): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “ಸೊನ್ನೆ”, step by step

ಸೊನ್ನೆ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Kannada ಸುನ್ನ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaಸುನ್ನ—
2Palisunnaempty
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Pali suñña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisuññaempty; void
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Pali sunna →