Where does “ආප්ප” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ආප්ප”, step by step

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

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