Where does “neftçi” come from?

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

neftçi (Crimean Tatar): oil worker, oilman

Definitions

oil worker, oilman

Ancestry of “neftçi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	neft	naphtha
2	Ottoman Turkish	نفت	naphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
3	Persian	نفت	petroleum, oil
4	Middle Persian	naft	—
5	Old Persian	*naftah	wet, moist

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