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Where does “گجرات” come from?

گجرات (Urdu) comes 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiગુજરાત—
2Punjabiਗੁਜਰਾਤ—
3Hindiगुजरात—
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸—
5Sanskritगुर्जरत्राcountry of the Gurjaras
6Sanskritगुर्जरGurjaras
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