Where does “նավթ” come from?

նավթ (Armenian) comes from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

նավթ (Armenian): oil, petroleum

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum

Ancestry of “նավթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
2Middle Persiannaft—
3Old Persian*naftahwet, moist

Words derived from “նավթ”

Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Middle Persian naft →Every word from Persian نفت →
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