Where does “carambol” come from?

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

carambol (Romanian): carom

Definitions

  1. carom

Ancestry of “carambol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarambolestar fruit; red; French billiards
2Spanishcarambolastar fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...
3Malaykarambal—
4Marathiकरंबळ—
5Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith
Every word from Sanskrit कर्मार →Every word from Marathi करंबळ →Every word from Malay karambal →