پالرمو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), ultimately from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all”) +‎ ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”), apparently because of the good natural harbor.

Proper noun

پالرمو • (Palermo)

  1. Palermo (a city in Sicily, Italy)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Palermo

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Palermo”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 604
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