Where does “karambolo” come from?

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

karambolo (Esperanto): carom

Definitions

  1. carom

Ancestry of “karambolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokarambolito carom, cannon
2Frenchcarambolerto collide with
3Portuguesecarambolastar fruit
4Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
5Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
6Malaykarambal—
7Marathiकरंबळ—
8Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “karambolo”

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