Where does “nafta” come from?

nafta (Latvian) comes from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

nafta (Latvian): petroleum, oil

Definitions

  1. petroleum, oil

Ancestry of “nafta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaphthanaphtha
2Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
3Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →