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

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “sero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcerozero
2Medieval Latinzephirumzero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “sero”

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