Where does “pääsiäislilja” come from?
pääsiäislilja (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.
Ancestry of “pääsiäislilja”, step by step
pääsiäislilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Lilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lilja | lily flower |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lilia | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lilja | lily |
| 4 | Latin | līlium | a lily |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |
via Finnish pääsiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsiäinen | Easter |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |