Where does “ナフサ” come from?

ナフサ (Japanese) comes from English naphtha, from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

ナフサ (Japanese): naphtha

Definitions

  1. naphtha

Ancestry of “ナフサ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaphthaNaturally occurring liquid petroleum; Any of a...
2Latinnaphthanaphtha
3Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
4Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →