Gujarati
/ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːti/noun
A member of the people of Gujarat or the Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in Gujarat, India.
Did you know?Gujarati ultimately comes from the name of the Gurjara people, a historical ethnonym that passed through Sanskrit and later regional and European usage before becoming the modern language name.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient / Early Medieval India
Sanskrit
Gurjara
“The name of a people or region in western India.”
Early Medieval India
Prakrit / Apabhramsha
Gurjara-
“Regional and ethnic forms associated with the Gurjara people and their territory.”
Medieval India
Gujarati
Gujarātī
“Of Gujarat; belonging to the region, its people, or their speech.”
16th–18th Century
Portuguese / European languages
Guzarate / Guzerate
“European forms referring to Gujarat and its people or language.”
19th Century
English
Gujarati
“The modern English name for the language and people of Gujarat.”