Where does “Ziffer” come from?

Ziffer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German zifer, from Old French cifre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Ziffer (Luxembourgish): numeral, digit

Definitions

  1. numeral, digit

Ancestry of “Ziffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanziferdigit
2Old Frenchcifre—
3Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
4Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
5Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →