Where does “nabobical” come from?

nabobical (English) comes from English nabob, from Hindi नवाब, from Portuguese nababo, from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نَوَّاب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

Ancestry of “nabobical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnabobAn Indian ruler within the Mogul empire; Someone...
2Hindiनवाबnabob, nawab
3Portuguesenababonabob Indian ruler
4Urduنوابnabob, nawab
5Arabicنَوَّاب
6Arabicنُوَّاب
7Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib
Every word from Arabic نَائِبEvery word from Arabic نُوَّابEvery word from Arabic نَوَّاب