Where does “carom” come from?

carom (English) comes from French carambole, from Spanish carambola, from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ, from Sanskrit कर्मार — a blacksmith.

carom (English): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue...

Definitions

  1. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue...

Ancestry of “carom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
2Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
3Malaykarambal—
4Marathiकरंबळ—
5Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “carom”

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