Where does “nababo” come from?
nababo (Portuguese) comes from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نَوَّاب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.
Ancestry of “nababo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | نواب | nabob, nawab |
| 2 | Arabic | نَوَّاب | — |
| 3 | Arabic | نُوَّاب | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نَائِب | representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib |