Where does “Nabob” come from?

Nabob (German) 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 “Nabob”, 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

Words derived from “Nabob”

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