Where does “വാപി” come from?

വാപി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वापी, from Proto-Indo-European weHp-.

വാപി (Malayalam): large pond

Definitions

  1. large pond

Ancestry of “വാപി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवापीpond, pool
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanweHp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weHp- →Every word from Sanskrit वापी →