Where does “sero” come from?
sero (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
sero (Tagalog): zero
Ancestry of “sero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cero | zero |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | zephirum | zero |
| 3 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |