Where does “нефть” come from?
нефть (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نفت, from Persian نفت, from Middle Persian naft, from Old Persian *naftah.
нефть (Russian): oil, petroleum, mineral oil
Definitions
- oil, petroleum, mineral oil
Ancestry of “нефть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نفت | naphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of... |
| 2 | Persian | نفت | petroleum, oil; kerosene , paraffin; a flammable... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | naft | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | *naftah | — |
Words derived from “нефть”