Where does “ṣifr” come from?

ṣifr (Tashelhit) comes from Moroccan Arabic صفر, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

ṣifr (Tashelhit): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “ṣifr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicصفرyellow
2Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →