Where does “Lilja” come from?

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

Lilja (Finnish): lily flower

Definitions

  1. lily flower

Ancestry of “Lilja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lilja

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