Where does “neftçi” come from?

neftçi (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish neft, from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

neftçi (Azerbaijani): oil industry worker, oilman

Definitions

  1. oil industry worker, oilman

Ancestry of “neftçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishneftnaphtha
2Ottoman Turkishنفتnaphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
3Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
4Middle Persiannaft—
5Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Middle Persian naft →Every word from Persian نفت →