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
- 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; kerosene , paraffin; a flammable... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | naft | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | *naftah | — |