Where does “nafta” come from?

nafta (Finnish) comes from Russian нефть, from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

nafta (Finnish): naphtha; diesel, diesel fuel

Definitions

naphtha; diesel, diesel fuel

Ancestry of “nafta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	нефть	oil, petroleum, mineral oil
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 →