Where does “nabab” come from?

nabab (French) comes from Portuguese nababo, from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نَوَّاب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

nabab (French): nabob (an Indian ruler)

Definitions

  1. nabob (an Indian ruler)

Ancestry of “nabab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenababonabob Indian ruler
2Urduنوابnabob, nawab
3Arabicنَوَّاب—
4Arabicنُوَّاب—
5Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib

Words derived from “nabab”

Every word from Arabic نَائِب →Every word from Arabic نُوَّاب →Every word from Arabic نَوَّاب →