Where does “cifra” come from?

cifra (Spanish) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

cifra (Spanish): digit; number; amount

Definitions

  1. digit; number; amount

Ancestry of “cifra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
2Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “cifra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →
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