Where does “нефть” come from?

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

нефть (Russian): oil, petroleum, mineral oil

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum, mineral oil

Ancestry of “нефть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنفتnaphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
2Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
3Middle Persiannaft—
4Old Persian*naftahwet, moist

Words derived from “нефть”

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