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Where does “Palermu” come from?

Palermu (Sicilian) comes from Arabic بَلَرْم, from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.

Ancestry of “Palermu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَلَرْم—
2LatinPanormus—
3Ancient GreekΠάνορμος—
4Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
5Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
6Proto-Hellenic*pánts—
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