Where does “Karambolage” come from?

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

Karambolage (German): collision

Definitions

  1. collision

Ancestry of “Karambolage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarambolagea carom, a cannon; pile-up
2Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
3Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
4Malaykarambal—
5Marathiकरंबळ—
6Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “Karambolage”

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