Where does “nabab” come from?

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

nabab (Romanian): nabob

Definitions

  1. nabob

Ancestry of “nabab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnababnabob (an Indian ruler)
2Portuguesenababonabob Indian ruler
3Urduنوابnabob, nawab
4Arabicنَوَّاب—
5Arabicنُوَّاب—
6Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib
Every word from Arabic نَائِب →Every word from Arabic نُوَّاب →Every word from Arabic نَوَّاب →