Where does “naftový” come from?

naftový (Czech) comes from Czech nafta, from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

naftový (Czech): petroleum

Definitions

  1. petroleum

Ancestry of “naftový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaftadiesel fuel; petroleum
2Latinnaphthanaphtha
3Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
4Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →