Where does “naftowy” come from?

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

naftowy (Polish): paraffin, kerosene, naphtha

Definitions

  1. paraffin, kerosene, naphtha

Ancestry of “naftowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnaftaparaffin
2Latinnaphthanaphtha
3Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
4Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →