Where does “шифровальщик” come from?

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

шифровальщик (Russian): encryptor, cipherer, encoder

Definitions

  1. encryptor, cipherer, encoder

Ancestry of “шифровальщик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшифроватьto encrypt, to encode
2Russianшифрcipher, code
3Frenchchiffrea digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;...
4Italiancifrafigure, numeral; sum; code, cipher
5Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
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 शून्यEvery word from Arabic صِفْر