Sich
Origin 1
From Ukrainian Ñікти ("to chop") — meaning to clear a forest for an encampment, or to build a fort with cut down trees.
Dmytro Yavornytsky ІÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð—Ð°Ð¿Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ð·ÑŒÐºÐ¸Ñ… Козаків (in Ukrainian), Vol.1, 1892
Full definition of sich
Noun
- Administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.