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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *saika-z, *saikō, *saikian- vb.
Meaning: urinate
IE etymology: IE etymology
Middle Dutch: sēken, seiken
Dutch: zeiken
Middle Low German: seychen; { sēken `harnen' }
Old High German: seih `Harn' (um 1000); seihhen 'weich machen, schmelzen' (8.Jh.), 'harnen' (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: seichen wk. 'harnen'; seich st. m. `Harn', seiche st. f. 'ds.'
German: seichen 'Wasser lassen'; Seich m., Seiche f.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *seik-, -g-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to urinate
Slavic: *sьcātī, *šьčjǭ; *sьčь; *sīkātī
Germanic: *saik-a- m., *saik-ō f., *saik-ia- vb.
Russ. meaning: harnen
Comments: [Very probably = *seik- `pour']
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: сцать,
Near etymology: сцу, сцишь, также 3 л. ед. ч. ссыт (Аввакум 145), укр. сця́ти, сцю, сциш, блр. сцаць, сербск.-цслав. сьцати, сьчѫ, сьчиши (Мi. LР 969); словен. scáti, ščím, чеш. scáti, польск. szczać, szczę, в.-луж. šćeć, н.-луж. šćaś.
Further etymology: Праслав. *sьсаti, *sьčǫ, *sьčiši из *sьkati (Бодуэн де Куртенэ, IF 4, 48), сюда же цслав. сьчь "моча" (Брандт, РФВ 24, 192), сербохорв. са̏ч, словен. sǝ̀č, род. п. sǝčа -- то же, др.-русск. сьць м. "моча" (Срезн. III, 885), укр. си́кати "брызгать", блр. сíкi мн. "моча", словен. síkati, síkam "брызгать", польск. sikać, -аm "брызгать, бить струей". Родственно др.-инд. siñcáti, sḗсаtē "выливает", страд. sicyátē, авест. hinčaiti, hičaiti "выливает", hiχra- ср. р. "жидкие экскременты", д.-в.-н. sîhan "цедить, течь по каплям", sîgan "падать, опускаться, капать", норв. sigе "сочиться, медленно течь" наряду с д.-в.-н. sеiсhеn "мочиться", норв. sîkа "цедить", греч. ἷξαι ̇ διηθῆσαι (Гесихий), ἰκμάς, род. п. -άδος ж. "влажность", лат. siat οὑρεῖ, sissiat -- то же (Траутман, ВSW 260; Мейе--Эрну 1098; Цупица, GG. 68; Зубатый, LF 28, 32; Клюге-Гётце 557; Мейе--Вайан 29; Торп 439 и сл.; Вальде--Гофм. 2, 531. Ср. ся́кнуть.
Pages: 3,815-816
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *swiḳV ( ~ šw-)
Meaning: to urinate
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *seik-
Altaic: *šī́k`i / *šī́k`-di
References: ND 2042 *s̄iḲX(y)V 'to pour'.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *šī́k`i / *šī́k`-di
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: urine, to urinate
Russian meaning: моча, мочиться
Turkic: *sīk
Mongolian: *siɣe-
Tungus-Manchu: *šiKē-n
Korean: *stòŋ
Japanese: *sitǝ (~-ua)
Comments: KW 355, Владимирцов 198, Poppe 31, 62, АПиПЯЯ 17, Мудрак Дисс. 40-41, 44. Irregular voicing in Mong. can be explained by the root's expressive nature. Cf. also Mong. siǯiŋ 'a person urinating in his bed' - probably reflecting the derivative *šī́gdi < *šī́k`di, attested also in Turkic, TM, Korean and Japanese.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sīk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 urine 2 to urinate
Russian meaning: 1 моча 2 мочиться
Old Turkic: sid- 2 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: siδ- 2 (MK)
Turkish: sij- 2
Middle Turkic: si- (AH, IM)
Uzbek: sij- 2
Sary-Yughur: siz-, sez-, sɨz- 2
Azerbaidzhan: sij- 2
Turkmen: sīdik 1
Khakassian: side- 2
Shor: si- 2
Oyrat: sij- 2
Halaj: sīd- 2
Chuvash: šъk 1, šъr- 2
Yakut: īk 1
Dolgan: īk 1
Tuva: sidik 1
Kirghiz: sij- 2
Noghai: sij- 2
Balkar: sij- 2
Karaim: sij- 2
Kumyk: sij- 2
Comments: EDT 799, VEWT 421, ЭСТЯ 7, Stachowski 130. Only Yak. and Chuv. reflect the original *sīk; all other languages reflect a derivative *sīg-t- / *sīg-d- (present also outside Turkic) > *sīd-. Also widely reflected is the secondary derivative *sīd-dik 'urine' ( > Turkm. sīdik etc., see ЭСТЯ 7).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *siɣe-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to urinate 2 urine
Russian meaning: 1 мочиться 2 моча
Written Mongolian: sige- 1 (L 701), sigesü(n) 2 (L 702)
Middle Mongolian: ši'e- (SH) 1, siɛ̄se 2 (IM), šisun 2 (MA)
Khalkha: šē- 1, šēs 2
Buriat: šē- 1, šēhe(n) 2
Kalmuck: šē-, šēsṇ 1
Ordos: šē- 1, šēsü(n) 2
Dongxian: še- 1, šesun 2
Baoan: šie- 1, šiesoŋ 2
Dagur: sē- (MD 204) ; sē-, sēs 1
Shary-Yoghur: šī 1, šīsǝn 2
Monguor: šē- 1, šēʒǝ 2 (SM 373), (MGCD šēsǝ) 2
Mogol: seisün; ZM sei (3-6a) 2
Comments: KW 355, MGCD 711.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *šiKē-n
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: urine
Russian meaning: моча
Evenki: čikēn
Even: čikъn
Negidal: čixēn
Spoken Manchu: šikǝ (108)
Literary Manchu: sike
Ulcha: čige(n) / čē(n)
Orok: čie(n)
Nanai: čiẽ
Oroch: čǟ-či- 'urinate'
Udighe: cige (Корм. 310), čeä-kta- 'urinate'
Solon: š́ixẽ
Comments: ТМС 2, 392. Despite Poppe 1972, 96, 102, not a borrowing < Mong. Also reflected are derivatives: *šikelte- / *šikte- 'to urinate' (Evk. čikelte-, Ud. čeäkta-, Man. site-), *šike-či- id. (Neg. čixēt-/-č-, Oroch čǟči-, Ul. čieči-, Nan. čieči-).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *stòŋ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: excrements
Russian meaning: испражнения
Modern Korean: t:oŋ
Middle Korean: stòŋ
Comments: Nam 161, KED 485.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sitǝ (~-ua)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: urine
Russian meaning: моча
Middle Japanese: sito
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : SVKV
Meaning : urine, urinate
Eurasiatic : *swiḳV ( ~ šw-)
Amerind (misc.) : *seki 'urine' (R 809) [+ A]
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