Where does “cyferka” come from?

cyferka (Polish) comes from Polish cyfra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Ancestry of “cyferka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcyfrafigure, digit
2Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →