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Where does “шифр” come from?

шифр (Russian) comes from French chiffre, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

шифр (Russian): cipher, code

Definitions

  1. cipher, code

Ancestry of “шифр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiffrea digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;...
2Italiancifrafigure, numeral; sum; code, cipher
3Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
4Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
5Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “шифр”

  • шифровать
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