Where does “nababo” come from?

nababo (Portuguese) comes from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نَوَّاب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

nababo (Portuguese): nabob Indian ruler

Definitions

  1. nabob Indian ruler

Ancestry of “nababo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنوابnabob, nawab
2Arabicنَوَّاب—
3Arabicنُوَّاب—
4Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib

Words derived from “nababo”

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