Where does “zerowy” come from?

zerowy (Polish) comes from Polish zero, from French zéro, from Italian Zero, from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

zerowy (Polish): zeroth

Definitions

  1. zeroth

Ancestry of “zerowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzerozero
2Frenchzérozero, nought, oh; zero, nought; zero
3ItalianZerozero
4New Latinzerum—
5Medieval Latinzephirumzero
6Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
7Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →