Where does “گجرات” come from?
گجرات (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گجرات, from Gujarati ગુજરાત, from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ, from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.
Ancestry of “گجرات”, step by step
گجرات traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گجرات
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
via Classical Persian گجرات
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | گجرات | — |