Where does “Guġarati” come from?
Guġarati (Maltese) comes from Gujarati ગુજરાતી, from Gujarati ગુજરાત, from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ, from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.
Ancestry of “Guġarati”, 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 |