Etymograph

English

Gujarat

Gujarat comes from Gujarati ગુજરાત.

  1. Gujaratimodernગુજરાતgujrātby way of Classical Persian گُجَرَات
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gujarat

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Gujaratimodernગુજરાતgujrātby way of Classical Persian گُجَرَات
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gujarat

Earliest quotation: 2025, Sanjay Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu second biggest market for small business credit: : “Tamil Nadu is the second biggest market for small…”

The story

Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), possibly via Classical Persian گُجَرَات (gujarāt).

Today it means

name A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Gujarati ગુજરાત / Gujarat