Where does “Lilia” come from?

Lilia comes from Latin lilia, the plural of Latin lilium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, a flower name of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Lilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīlia—
2Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
3Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
4Demoticḥrryflower
5Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →