Where does “naftaʰ” come from?

naftaʰ (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

naftaʰ (Old Persian): wet, moist; petroleum

Definitions

  1. wet, moist; petroleum

Ancestry of “naftaʰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰtós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰtós →