Where does “nábob” come from?

nábob (Hungarian) comes from German Nabob, 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.

nábob (Hungarian): nabob, nawab

Definitions

  1. nabob, nawab

Ancestry of “nábob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNabob—
2EnglishnabobAn Indian ruler within the Mogul empire; Someone...
3Hindiनवाबnabob, nawab
4Portuguesenababonabob Indian ruler
5Urduنوابnabob, nawab
6Arabicنَوَّاب—
7Arabicنُوَّاب—
8Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib

Words derived from “nábob”

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