Where does “nefti” come from?

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

nefti (Ingrian): oil, petroleum

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum

Ancestry of “nefti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнефтьoil, petroleum, mineral oil
2Ottoman Turkishنفتnaphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
3Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
4Middle Persiannaft—
5Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Middle Persian naft →Every word from Persian نفت →