Where does “нефтепродукт” come from?
нефтепродукт (Russian) comes from Russian нефть, from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.
нефтепродукт (Russian): mineral oil, oil product
Definitions
- mineral oil, oil product
Ancestry of “нефтепродукт”, step by step
нефтепродукт 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 проду́кт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | проду́кт | product (produced by a process or action) |