Where does “apam” come from?

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

apam (Yakan): pancake

Definitions

  1. pancake

Ancestry of “apam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugapampancake
2Malayapamappam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut
3Tamilஆப்பம்appam, hopper
4Tamilஅப்பம்bread, bun, chapatti; round cake of rice flour...
5Proto-Dravidian*appamrice cake
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *appam →Every word from Tamil அப்பம் →Every word from Tamil ஆப்பம் →