Where does “ஆப்பம்” come from?

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

ஆப்பம் (Tamil): appam, hopper

Definitions

  1. appam, hopper

Ancestry of “ஆப்பம்”, step by step

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

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