Once known as '[[Pragjyotishpura]]' (the Light of the East), Guwahati derives its name from the [[Assamese language|Assamese]] words "Guwa" (গুৱা)derived from the Sanskrit word Guvaka, meaning [[areca nut]] and its plant and "Haat" (হাট) meaning market.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kamrupmetro.nic.in/indexmain.asp |title=Kamrup Metro District |publisher=Kamrup(M) District Administration |accessdate=8 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911190123/http://kamrupmetro.nic.in/indexmain.asp |archivedate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
