subadar

The story

1. Persian · derived fromصوبهدار
2. Urdu · derived fromصوبدار
3. Hindi · derived fromसूबेदार
4. English todaysubadar

From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
• from 18th c. An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.