Etymology

sich

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Today it means: An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks. Full definition →

Ukrainian Січ
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  1. Ukrainian · derived fromсікти“to chop”
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromСіч
  3. English todaysich

Borrowed from Ukrainian Січ (Sič), from Ukrainian сікти (sikty, “to chop”), alluding to the clearing of a forest for an encampment, or the building of a fort with trees that have been cut down.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.