Where does “сафер” come from?

сафер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صفر, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

сафер (Serbo-Croatian): Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar

Definitions

  1. Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar

Ancestry of “сафер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصفرzero; nought, naught, zero; Safar
2Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →