Gujarat
/ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːt/noun
A state in western India on the Arabian Sea.
Did you know?The name is traditionally linked to the Gurjara people, and the same ethnonym appears in historical sources in forms that may trace back to a powerful early medieval identity rather than a single neat “place-name.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Aryan / Early Medieval
IA
Gurjara
“A historical people or tribal/political group in northwestern India”
Early Medieval Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Gurjara
“The Gurjara people and their territory”
Medieval Prakrit / Regional forms
Prakrit
Gurjara-rāṣṭra / Gurjaratra
“Land of the Gurjaras”
Medieval Persian / Arabic sources
Persian
Gurjarat / Gujarāt
“The region associated with the Gurjara polity”
Modern English
English
Gujarat
“The Indian state of Gujarat”