Where does “صفر” come from?

صفر (Malay) comes from Arabic صَفَر, from Arabic صَفِرَ — to be empty.

صفر (Malay): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “صفر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَفَر—
2Arabicصَفِرَto be empty
Every word from Arabic صَفِرَ →Every word from Arabic صَفَر →