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