Where does “karambol” come from?

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

karambol (Hungarian): accident, crash a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death

Definitions

  1. accident, crash a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death

Ancestry of “karambol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karambol”

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