Where does “נפטא” come from?

נפטא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

נפטא (Aramaic): naphtha, petroleum

Definitions

  1. naphtha, petroleum

Ancestry of “נפטא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
2Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →