Where does “karamboli” come from?

karamboli (Esperanto) comes from French caramboler, from Portuguese carambola, from French carambole, from Spanish carambola, from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ, from Sanskrit कर्मार — a blacksmith.

karamboli (Esperanto): to carom, cannon

Definitions

  1. to carom, cannon

Ancestry of “karamboli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarambolerto collide with
2Portuguesecarambolastar fruit
3Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
4Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
5Malaykarambal—
6Marathiकरंबळ—
7Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “karamboli”

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