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]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 604