Where does “नवाबज़ादी” come from?

नवाबज़ादी (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.

नवाबज़ादी (Hindi): daughter of a nawab

Definitions

  1. daughter of a nawab

Ancestry of “नवाबज़ादी”, step by step

नवाबज़ादी 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 ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás
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