Where does “lilie” come from?

lilie (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[lilie]]/[[lilijě]], from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

lilie (Czech): lily

Definitions

  1. lily

Ancestry of “lilie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech[[lilie]]/[[lilijě]]
2Latinlīliuma lily
3Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
4Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
5Demoticḥrryflower
6Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

Words derived from “lilie

Every word from Egyptian ḥrrtEvery word from Demotic ḥrryEvery word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
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