Where does “pikkulilli” come from?

pikkulilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lilli, 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 — flower, blossom.

Ancestry of “pikkulilli”, step by step

pikkulilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLillinewly milked milk
2FinnishLiljalily flower
3Old Swedishlilia
4Old Norseliljalily
5Latinlīliuma lily
6Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
7Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
8Demoticḥrryflower
9Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt