Where does “λείριον” come from?

λείριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

λείριον (Ancient Greek): Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus

Definitions

  1. Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus

Ancestry of “λείριον”, step by step

λείριον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
2Demoticḥrryflower
3Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓflower

Words derived from “λείριον”

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