Where does “அப்பம்” come from?

அப்பம் (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *appam — rice cake.

அப்பம் (Tamil): bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...

Definitions

  1. bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...

Ancestry of “அப்பம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake

Words derived from “அப்பம்

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *appam