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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.

nafta (Finnish): naphtha; diesel, diesel fuel

Definitions

  1. naphtha; diesel, diesel fuel

Ancestry of “nafta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнефтьoil, petroleum, mineral oil
2Ottoman Turkishنفتnaphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
3Persianنفتpetroleum, oil; kerosene , paraffin; a flammable...
4Middle Persiannaft—
5Old Persian*naftah—
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →