Where does “påskelilje” come from?
påskelilje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lilje, from Old Norse lilja, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
påskelilje (Norwegian Bokmål): a daffodil
Ancestry of “påskelilje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lilje | lily |
| 2 | Old Norse | lilja | lily |
| 3 | Latin | līlium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 5 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 6 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |