Where does “carrom” come from?

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

carrom (English): Alternative spelling of carom

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of carom

Ancestry of “carrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaromA shot in which the ball struck with the cue...
2Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
3Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
4Malaykarambal—
5Marathiकरंबळ—
6Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith
Every word from Sanskrit कर्मार →Every word from Marathi करंबळ →Every word from Malay karambal →