Note 2 — Chapter VI · (d) Songs of the Cossack and of Haydamaki⁠[1] Era

Sitch (or kish-basket) was a camp of the Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnipro River, who inhabited the country beyond the porohi (thresholds), i. e., rapids or cataracts of Dnipro; derived from “sitchi” or “sikti,” to hew or cut down, because the virgin forests were hewn and extensive territory cleared up and prepared for cultivation.