Wikipedia> Soot forms during incomplete combustion from precursor molecules such as acetylene. It consists of agglomerated nanoparticles with diameters between 6 and 30 nm.
So yes, soot are nanoparticles, but that doesn't mean all nanoparticles are soot.
So yes, soot are nanoparticles, but that doesn't mean all nanoparticles are soot.