Topic summary
Permia
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Great Perm.
Etymology
The origin of the name Perm is uncertain. The most common explanation derives the name Perm from parma ("forested highlands" in the Komi language). While the city of Perm is a modern foundation named for Permia, the town of Cherdyn was reportedly itself known as the capital of "Great Perm" in the past. Cherdyn acted as a central market town, and it is sometimes suggested that perm was simply a term for "merchants" or "market" in a local language, but there have been other suggestions.