Where does “ਉੱਤਪਮ” come from?

ਉੱਤਪਮ (Punjabi) comes from Tamil ஊத்தப்பம், from Tamil அப்பம், from Proto-Dravidian *appam — rice cake.

ਉੱਤਪਮ (Punjabi): uthappam

Definitions

  1. uthappam

Ancestry of “ਉੱਤਪਮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊத்தப்பம்uttapam
2Tamilஅப்பம்bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...
3Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *appam →Every word from Tamil அப்பம் →Every word from Tamil ஊத்தப்பம் →