Where does “nafta” come from?

nafta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

nafta (Serbo-Croatian): oil, petroleum, naphtha

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum, naphtha

Ancestry of “nafta”, step by step

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