Where does “نفت” come from?

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

نفت (Ottoman Turkish): naphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...

Definitions

  1. naphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...

Ancestry of “نفت”, step by step

نفت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
2Middle Persiannaft—
3Old Persian*naftahwet, moist

via Classical Persian نفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنفت—
2Middle Persiannpt'naphtha; moist, damp; naphtha

Words derived from “نفت”

Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Middle Persian naft →Every word from Persian نفت →