Where does “غیرنفتی” come from?

غیرنفتی (Persian) comes from Persian غیرـ, from Persian غیر, from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.

غیرنفتی (Persian): non-oil

Definitions

  1. non-oil

Ancestry of “غیرنفتی”, step by step

غیرنفتی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian غیرـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianغیرـun-, non-, in
2Persianغیرanother; other than; different
3Classical Persianغیرـ—
4Arabicغَيْرother than

via Persian نفتی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنفتی—
Every word from Arabic غَيْر →Every word from Classical Persian غیرـ →Every word from Persian غیر →