Where does “carambolage” come from?

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

carambolage (French): a carom, a cannon; pile-up

Definitions

  1. a carom, a cannon; pile-up

Ancestry of “carambolage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carambolage”

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