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
Ancestry of “naftaʰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰtós | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |
Words derived from “naftaʰ”