Where does “નાયબ” come from?

નાયબ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian نَایِب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

નાયબ (Gujarati): deputy

Definitions

  1. deputy

Ancestry of “નાયબ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنَایِب—
2Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib
Every word from Arabic نَائِب →Every word from Classical Persian نَایِب →