Where does “نېفىت” come from?

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

نېفىت (Uyghur): petroleum

Definitions

  1. petroleum

Ancestry of “نېفىت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнефтьoil, petroleum, mineral oil
2Ottoman Turkishنفتnaphtha, petroleum, rock oil; spirit of...
3Persianنفتpetroleum, oil
4Middle Persiannaft—
5Old Persian*naftahwet, moist
Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Middle Persian naft →Every word from Persian نفت →