Where does “carambola” come from?

carambola (Catalan) comes from Spanish carambola, from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ, from Sanskrit कर्मार — a blacksmith.

carambola (Catalan): star fruit

Definitions

  1. star fruit

Ancestry of “carambola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
2Malaykarambal—
3Marathiकरंबळ—
4Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “carambola”

Every word from Sanskrit कर्मार →Every word from Marathi करंबळ →Every word from Malay karambal →