Where does “merililja” come from?

merililja (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.

merililja (Finnish): A crinoid

Definitions

  1. A crinoid

Ancestry of “merililja”, step by step

merililja 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 meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrtEvery word from Demotic ḥrryEvery word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ