Where does “karambola” come from?

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

karambola (Tagalog): carambola

Definitions

  1. carambola

Ancestry of “karambola”, step by step

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