Where does “Massenkarambolage” come from?

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

Massenkarambolage (German): pile-up major car accident, typically involving five or more vehicles

Definitions

  1. pile-up major car accident, typically involving five or more vehicles

Ancestry of “Massenkarambolage”, step by step

Massenkarambolage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Karambolage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarambolagecollision
2Frenchcarambolagea carom, a cannon; pile-up
3Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
4Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
5Malaykarambal
6Marathiकरंबळ
7Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Sanskrit कर्मारEvery word from Marathi करंबळEvery word from Malay karambal