Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/appam

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

*app +‎ *-am.

Noun

*appam

rice cake

Descendants

Tamil: அப்பம் (appam), ஆப்பம் (āppam) — corruption
- → English: appam, appom
- → Malayalam: അപ്പം (appaṁ)
- → Malay: apam
  - > Indonesian: apam, apang, apem (inherited)
    - → Ternate: apang
- → Burmese: အာပုံ (apum)
- → Punjabi: ਅੱਪਮ (appam)
Malayalam: അപ്പം (appaṁ)
Telugu: అప్పము (appamu), అప్పచి (appaci)
⇒ Sanskrit: अपूप (apūpa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “appam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.