Where does “carambole” come from?

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

carambole (French): star fruit; red; French billiards

Definitions

  1. star fruit; red; French billiards

Ancestry of “carambole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
2Malaykarambal
3Marathiकरंबळ
4Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “carambole

Every word from Sanskrit कर्मारEvery word from Marathi करंबळEvery word from Malay karambal
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