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Where does “ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ” come from?
ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (Fayyumic Coptic) comes from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
Ancestry of “ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Demotic
ḥrry
flower
2
Egyptian
ḥrrt
flower, blossom
Words derived from “ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ”
Lily
Lillian
Lilian
Lil
Lilias
Lilia
lilied
daylily
liliaceous
lilylike
pondlily
lilyturf
lilypond
lilioid
λείριον
lilium
lijer
līlium
līlia
Liriope
λείρινος
lis
giglio
Lilium
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