Where does “dverglilja” come from?
dverglilja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Lilja, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
dverglilja (Icelandic): crocus
Ancestry of “dverglilja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Lilja | A female given name; A celebrated religious poem... |
| 2 | Latin | līlium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 4 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 5 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |