What contry does the word zero come from?

Answer 1

If you are referring to the etymology (original source) of the word "zero", it came via French zéro from Venetian zero, which (together with cipher) came via Italian zefirofrom Arabic صفر, ṣafira = "it was empty", ṣifr = "zero", "nothing". This was a translation of the Sanskrit word sunya, meaning "empty". (source: Wiki)If you are referring to the origin of the concept of zero as a number, it was originated in India about the 9th century.