Where does “lilja” come from?

lilja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lilia, from Old Norse lilja, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

lilja (Swedish): a lily; a fleur-de-lis

Definitions

  1. a lily; a fleur-de-lis

Ancestry of “lilja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlilia—
2Old Norseliljalily
3Latinlīliuma lily
4Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
5Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
6Demoticḥrryflower
7Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →