Where does “ગુજરાત” come from?
ગુજરાત (Gujarati) comes from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ, from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.
Ancestry of “ગુજરાત”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਗੁਜਰਾਤ | — |
| 2 | Hindi | गुजरात | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गुर्जरत्रा | country of the Gurjaras |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुर्जर | Gurjaras |