Where does “цифра” come from?
цифра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
цифра (Serbo-Croatian): digit; figure; number, numeral
Definitions
- digit; figure; number, numeral
Ancestry of “цифра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |