Where does “apam” come from?

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

apam (Tausug): pancake

Definitions

  1. pancake

Ancestry of “apam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayapamappam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut
2Tamilஆப்பம்appam, hopper
3Tamilஅப்பம்bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...
4Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake

Words derived from “apam”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *appam →Every word from Tamil அப்பம் →Every word from Tamil ஆப்பம் →