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Where does “ਗੁਜਰਾਤ” come from?

ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.

Ancestry of “ਗੁਜਰਾਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगुजरात—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸—
3Sanskritगुर्जरत्राcountry of the Gurjaras
4Sanskritगुर्जरGurjaras
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