Where does “Gujarat” come from?
Gujarat derives from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, which derives from Sanskrit गुर्जर, a name for a historical region and its people in northwestern India.
Ancestry of “Gujarat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ગુજરાત | — |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਗੁਜਰਾਤ | — |
| 3 | Hindi | गुजरात | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुर्जरत्रा | country of the Gurjaras |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुर्जर | Gurjaras |