Where does “páskalilja” come from?

páskalilja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic páskar, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

páskalilja (Icelandic): narcissus

Definitions

  1. narcissus

Ancestry of “páskalilja”, step by step

páskalilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic páskar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicpáskarEaster
2Old Norsepáskar
3Medieval Latinpascha
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

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
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα