Where does “سەفەر” come from?

سەفەر (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai صفر, from Arabic صَفَر, from Arabic صَفِرَ — to be empty.

Ancestry of “سەفەر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiصفر—
2Arabicصَفَر—
3Arabicصَفِرَto be empty
Every word from Arabic صَفِرَ →Every word from Arabic صَفَر →Every word from Chagatai صفر →