Where does “zifer” come from?

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

zifer (Middle High German): digit

Definitions

  1. digit

Ancestry of “zifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcifre—
2Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “zifer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →