Where does “नवाबज़ादा” come from?

नवाबज़ादा (Hindi) comes from Persian زاده, from Middle Persian zʾtk', from Old Persian zāta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

नवाबज़ादा (Hindi): son of a nawab

Definitions

  1. son of a nawab

Ancestry of “नवाबज़ादा”, step by step

नवाबज़ादा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زاده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزادهoffspring; a suffix forming surnames
2Middle Persianzʾtk'—
3Old Persianzāta—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́aHtásbegotten, produced; child, son, offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Hindi नवाब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनवाबnabob, nawab
2Portuguesenababonabob Indian ruler
3Urduنوابnabob, nawab
4Arabicنَوَّاب—
5Arabicنُوَّاب—
6Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás →