Where does “sich” come from?
Sich comes from Ukrainian Січ, derived from Ukrainian сікти, meaning to cut or chop.
sich (English): An administrative and military centre for the...
Definitions
- An administrative and military centre for the...
Ancestry of “sich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Січ | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | сікти | to chop |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -ач | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | -ачь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ačь | Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a... |