Etymology

Ichkeria

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Today it means: A geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia. Full definition →

kum ичгери ← Russian Ичке́рия
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The story

  1. Russian · borrowed fromИчке́рия
  2. kum · derived fromичгери“inner, internal, interior”
  3. English todayIchkeria

Likely ultimately from Kumyk ичгери (içgeri, “inner, internal, interior”), via Russian Ичке́рия (Ičkérija). See it for more.

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