Where does “dalalilja” come from?

dalalilja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Lilja, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

dalalilja (Icelandic): lily of the valley

Definitions

  1. lily of the valley

Ancestry of “dalalilja”, step by step

dalalilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Lilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicLiljaA female given name; A celebrated religious poem...
2Latinlīliuma lily
3Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
4Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
5Demoticḥrryflower
6Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Icelandic dalur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdalurvalley; thaler, taler; dollar
2Old Norsedalrdale, valley
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrtEvery word from Demotic ḥrryEvery word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ