Where does “nafa” come from?

nafa (Spanish) comes from Spanish nafta, from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

nafa (Spanish): naphtha

Definitions

  1. naphtha

Ancestry of “nafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnaftapetroleum ether; petrol, gasoline, gas
2Latinnaphthanaphtha
3Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
4Old Persian*naftahwet, moist

Words derived from “nafa”

Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →