Where does “كجرات” come from?
كجرات (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian گجرات, from Gujarati ગુજરાત, from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ, from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.
Ancestry of “كجرات”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | گجرات | — |
| 2 | Gujarati | ગુજરાત | — |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਗੁਜਰਾਤ | — |
| 4 | Hindi | गुजरात | — |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुर्जरत्रा | country of the Gurjaras |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुर्जर | Gurjaras |