Where does “گجراتی” come from?
گجراتی (Urdu) comes from Urdu گجرات, from Gujarati ગુજરાત, from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ, from Hindi गुजरात, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸, from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा, from Sanskrit गुर्जर — Gurjaras.
گجراتی (Urdu): Gujarati (language)
Definitions
- Gujarati (language)
Ancestry of “گجراتی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | 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 |