Where does “нефтеперерабатывающий” come from?
нефтеперерабатывающий (Russian) comes from Russian нефть, from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.
нефтеперерабатывающий (Russian): oil refining
Definitions
- oil refining
Ancestry of “нефтеперерабатывающий”, step by step
нефтеперерабатывающий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian нефть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нефть | oil, petroleum, mineral oil |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | نفت | naphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of... |
| 3 | Persian | نفت | petroleum, oil |
| 4 | Middle Persian | naft | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | *naftah | wet, moist |
via Russian перераба́тывающий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | перераба́тывающий | processing, reprocessing |