Where does “siffer” come from?

siffer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic صِفر, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

siffer (Norwegian Bokmål): a digit

Definitions

  1. a digit

Ancestry of “siffer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “siffer”

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