Where does “അപ്പ്” come from?

അപ്പ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

അപ്പ് (Malayalam): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “അപ്പ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Sanskrit अप् →