Where does “Січ” come from?

Січ (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian сікти, from Ukrainian -ач, from Old East Slavic -ачь, from Proto-Slavic -ačь — Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...

Січ (Ukrainian): a Ukrainian cossack autonomous territory or administration. Usually meaning the Zaporozhian Sich

Definitions

  1. a Ukrainian cossack autonomous territory or administration. Usually meaning the Zaporozhian Sich

Ancestry of “Січ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсіктиto chop
2Ukrainian-ач—
3Old East Slavic-ачь—
4Proto-Slavic-ačьDenominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...

Words derived from “Січ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ačь →Every word from Ukrainian -ач →Every word from Ukrainian сікти →