Where does “páskalilja” come from?

páskalilja (Faroese) comes from Faroese lilja, from Old Norse lilja, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

páskalilja (Faroese): narcissus

Definitions

  1. narcissus

Ancestry of “páskalilja”, step by step

páskalilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseliljalily; woman
2Old Norseliljalily
3Latinlīliuma lily
4Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
5Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
6Demoticḥrryflower
7Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Faroese páskir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesepáskirEaster
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →