Where does “ආප්පය” come from?

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

ආප්පය (Sinhalese): rice crumpet

Definitions

  1. rice crumpet

Ancestry of “ආප්පය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆப்பம்appam, hopper
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 ஆப்பம் →
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