Where does “liliomfehér” come from?

liliomfehér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian liliom, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

liliomfehér (Hungarian): lily-white a shade of the color white

Definitions

  1. lily-white a shade of the color white

Ancestry of “liliomfehér”, step by step

liliomfehér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian liliom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianliliomlily
2Latinlīliuma lily
3Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
4Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
5Demoticḥrryflower
6Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →