Where does “нефт” come from?

нефт (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

нефт (Bulgarian): oil, petroleum

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum

Ancestry of “нефт”, step by step

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