siffra

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a single digit
  • a figure, a numeral, a number, an estimate

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German sīfer derived from Old French cifre derived from Old High German cifre derived from Old French cifre derived from Latin cifra derived from Sanskrit शून्य (zero, empty, barren, nothing, nothingness, void) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱówH-

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