Where does “נפטא” come from?
נפטא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah.
נפטא (Aramaic): naphtha, petroleum
Ancestry of “נפטא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νάφθα | naphtha |
| 2 | Old Persian | *naftah | — |