Where does “karambola” come from?

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

karambola (Finnish): carambola, the fruit and the plant

Definitions

  1. carambola, the fruit and the plant

Ancestry of “karambola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarambolastar fruit
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 →