Where does “Gujarati” come from?
Gujarati comes from Gujarati ગુજરાત, derived from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, which is based on Sanskrit गुर्जर, a term for a historical region and people of northwestern India.
Gujarati (English): The Indic language spoken in the state of...
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Ancestry of “Gujarati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ગુજરાતી | Of or pertaining to Gujarati language, Gujarati... |
| 2 | Gujarati | ગુજરાત | — |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਗੁਜਰਾਤ | — |
| 4 | Hindi | गुजरात | — |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुर्जरत्रा | country of the Gurjaras |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुर्जर | Gurjaras |