Old Persian

Noun

𐎴𐎳𐎫 ‎(naft)

1. naphtha

Descendants

• Akkadian: naphtha ‎(napṭu)
• → Ancient Greek: νάφθα ‎(náphtha)
  • Latin: naphtha
    • English: naphtha
• → Arabic: نَفْط ‎(nafṭ)
• → Georgian: ნავთი ‎(navti)
• → Old Armenian: նաւթ ‎(nawtʿ)
• Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫗𐫛𐫤 ‎(npt, “moist, damp, naphtha”)
• Middle Persian: npt' ‎(naft)
  • Persian: نفت ‎(naft)
    • Armenian: նավթ ‎(navtʿ)
    • Turkish: neft
      • Russian: нефть ‎(neftʹ)