GUJARAT

When analyzing this name, one should start with its English version - Gurjarat, which includes two Kartvelian suffixes at once: Svan plural "-ar" and Zan toponymic "-at". If "gurjar" is "a settlement of the Gurji", then "Gurjarat" is "the land of the Gurji settlements". The root "gurj" is well known to Georgians, since in Turkish "Gurjistan" is "Georgia". And ღურჯი is a Megrelian word too. Thus, Indian Gujarat is, believe it or not, "the land of the Georgians". Their capital is the city of Surat, also a clear Kartvelian toponym. It is also worth recalling that an incredible number of roots of Georgian surnames ending in "-shvili" and "-dze" (for example, Basilashvili) are the names of Indian villages and towns in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. In particular, the following toponyms of the state of Gujarat are found as roots in Georgian surnames: Bagara, Babra, Bahira, Chotila, Talala, Una, Lilia, Lati, Dari, Wadia, Dasa, Dudala, Dasada, Paneli, Muli, Chuda, Dima, Varahi, Unza, Bavla, Mansa, Kheda, Godra, Savli, Devla, Kaprada, Chakra, Surat, Kvanti, Kadana. Just add "-shvili" or "-dze".