Etymology of the English word nabob
the English word
nabobderived from the Portuguese word
nababoderived from the Hindi word
nawwabderived from the Arabic word
nuwwabderived from the Arabic word
na'ibderived from the Arabic word
na’ibderived from the Hindi word
nawabderived from the Arabic word
nuwwabderived from the Arabic word
na'ibderived from the Arabic word
na’ibDate
The earliest known usage of nabob in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Danish
nabob, Dutch
nabob, French
nabab, German
Nabob, Norwegian
nabobUsage
Word found in Modern English
