Where does “apam” come from?

apam (Malay) comes from Tamil ஆப்பம், from Tamil அப்பம், from Proto-Dravidian *appam — rice cake.

apam (Malay): appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut

Definitions

  1. appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut

Ancestry of “apam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆப்பம்appam, hopper
2Tamilஅப்பம்bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...
3Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake

Words derived from “apam”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *appam →Every word from Tamil அப்பம் →Every word from Tamil ஆப்பம் →