Where does “कैरम” come from?
कैरम (Hindi) comes from English carom, from French carambole, from Spanish carambola, from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ, from Sanskrit कर्मार.
कैरम (Hindi): carom, carrom: an Indian board game
Definitions
- carom, carrom: an Indian board game
Ancestry of “कैरम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | carom | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue... |
| 2 | French | carambole | star fruit; red; French billiards |
| 3 | Spanish | carambola | star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing... |
| 4 | Malay | karambal | — |
| 5 | Marathi | करंबळ | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कर्मार | — |