Where does “apem” come from?

apem (Latin) comes from Low German open, from Middle Low German āpen, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

apem (Latin): accusative singular of apis

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of apis

Ancestry of “apem”, step by step

apem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German open

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanopenopen not closed
2Middle Low Germanāpen—
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Javanese ꦲꦥꦼꦩ꧀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦥꦼꦩ꧀appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut
2Tamilஆப்பம்appam, hopper
3Tamilஅப்பம்bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...
4Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →
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