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.
carrom (English): Alternative spelling of carom
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of carom
Ancestry of “carrom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | carom | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue... |
| 2 | French | carambole | star fruit; red; French billiards |
| 3 | Spanish | carambola | star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing... |
| 4 | Malay | karambal | — |
| 5 | Marathi | करंबळ | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कर्मार | — |
Words derived from “carrom”