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
Ancestry of “नवाबज़ादी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | زاده | offspring; a suffix forming surnames |
| 2 | Middle Persian | zʾtk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | zāta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́aHtás | begotten, produced; child, son, offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |