Where does “carambola” come from?

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

carambola (Spanish): star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...

Definitions

  1. star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...

Ancestry of “carambola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykarambal—
2Marathiकरंबळ—
3Sanskritकर्मारa blacksmith

Words derived from “carambola”

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