Where does “kaarililja” come from?

kaarililja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lilja, 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.

kaarililja (Finnish): fire lily any flower of the genus

Definitions

  1. fire lily any flower of the genus

Ancestry of “kaarililja”, step by step

kaarililja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLiljalily flower
2Old Swedishlilia
3Old Norseliljalily
4Latinlīliuma lily
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrtEvery word from Demotic ḥrryEvery word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ